Akkadian [ edit ]

Alternative forms [ edit ]

𒁷𒌁𒆠 ( TIN.TIRKI /bābili/ )

Etymology [ edit ]

𒆍𒀭𒊏 (KA 2 .DINGIR.RA /bāb ili/, “gate of god”), formerly assumed to be the original Sumerian name of Babylon, but now more often thought to be a Neo-Sumerian loan translation of the Semitic.

Pronunciation [ edit ]

( Old Babylonian ) IPA (key) : /baː.bi.lim/ ( stress unknown )

IPA : ( Late Babylonian ) IPA(key): /baː.bi.li/ ( stress unknown )

Proper noun [ edit ]

𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (KA 2 .DINGIR.RAKI /bābili/) (indeclinable)

Related terms [ edit ]

𒆍 ( bābu )

𒀭 ( ilu )

Descendants [ edit ]

→ Ancient Greek: Βαβυλών ( Babulṓn ) Greek: Βαβυλών ( Vavylón ) , Βαβυλώνα ( Vavylóna ) Latin: Babylōn Russian: Вавилон ( Vavilon )

Ancient Greek: → Aramaic: Classical Syriac: ܒܒܠ ( bāḇel ) Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: בָבֶל ( bāḇel ) Mandaic: ࡁࡀࡁࡉࡋ ( bābīl ) → Arabic: بَابِل ( bābil ) → Middle Persian: bʾbyl Persian: بابل ( bâbel )

Aramaic: → Egyptian: bbr



Egyptian: → Hebrew: בָּבֶל ( bavél, bāḇel )

Hebrew: → Old Armenian: բաւիղ ( bawił , “ labyrinth ” ) ( perhaps ) Armenian: բավիղ ( bavił )

Old Armenian: , → Old Persian: 𐎲𐎠𐎲𐎡𐎽𐎢𐏁 ( bābiruš )

References [ edit ]