بربري

See also: تزبري and ثرثري

Arabic

Etymology

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of بَرْبَر (barbar, “Berbers”) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy), probably from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “non-Greek, foreign, barbarian”), apparently imitative of foreign speech.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bar.ba.rijj/

Adjective

بَرْبَرِيّ • (barbariyy) (feminine بَرْبَرِيَّة (barbariyya), masculine plural بَرْبَرِيُّونَ (barbariyyūna) or بَرَابِرَة (barābira), feminine plural بَرْبَرِيَّات (barbariyyāt))

  1. (offensive, ethnic slur) Berber
  2. uncivilized, wild
  3. animal, bestial, beastly, brutal, feral
  4. ruthless, savage, barbaric, barbarous
  5. inhumane, inhuman

Declension
Declension of adjective بَرْبَرِيّ (barbariyy)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal بَرْبَرِي
barbarī		 الْبَرْبَرِي
al-barbarī		 بَرْبَرِيَّة
barbariyya		 الْبَرْبَرِيَّة
al-barbariyya
Nominative بَرْبَرِيٌّ
barbariyyun		 الْبَرْبَرِيُّ
al-barbariyyu		 بَرْبَرِيَّةٌ
barbariyyatun		 الْبَرْبَرِيَّةُ
al-barbariyyatu
Accusative بَرْبَرِيًّا
barbariyyan		 الْبَرْبَرِيَّ
al-barbariyya		 بَرْبَرِيَّةً
barbariyyatan		 الْبَرْبَرِيَّةَ
al-barbariyyata
Genitive بَرْبَرِيٍّ
barbariyyin		 الْبَرْبَرِيِّ
al-barbariyyi		 بَرْبَرِيَّةٍ
barbariyyatin		 الْبَرْبَرِيَّةِ
al-barbariyyati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal بَرْبَرِيَّيْن
barbariyyayn		 الْبَرْبَرِيَّيْن
al-barbariyyayn		 بَرْبَرِيَّتَيْن
barbariyyatayn		 الْبَرْبَرِيَّتَيْن
al-barbariyyatayn
Nominative بَرْبَرِيَّانِ
barbariyyāni		 الْبَرْبَرِيَّانِ
al-barbariyyāni		 بَرْبَرِيَّتَانِ
barbariyyatāni		 الْبَرْبَرِيَّتَانِ
al-barbariyyatāni
Accusative بَرْبَرِيَّيْنِ
barbariyyayni		 الْبَرْبَرِيَّيْنِ
al-barbariyyayni		 بَرْبَرِيَّتَيْنِ
barbariyyatayni		 الْبَرْبَرِيَّتَيْنِ
al-barbariyyatayni
Genitive بَرْبَرِيَّيْنِ
barbariyyayni		 الْبَرْبَرِيَّيْنِ
al-barbariyyayni		 بَرْبَرِيَّتَيْنِ
barbariyyatayni		 الْبَرْبَرِيَّتَيْنِ
al-barbariyyatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a) sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal بَرْبَرِيِّين‎; بَرَابِرَة
barbariyyīn‎; barābira		 الْبَرْبَرِيِّين‎; الْبَرَابِرَة
al-barbariyyīn‎; al-barābira		 بَرْبَرِيَّات
barbariyyāt		 الْبَرْبَرِيَّات
al-barbariyyāt
Nominative بَرْبَرِيُّونَ‎; بَرَابِرَةٌ
barbariyyūna‎; barābiratun		 الْبَرْبَرِيُّونَ‎; الْبَرَابِرَةُ
al-barbariyyūna‎; al-barābiratu		 بَرْبَرِيَّاتٌ
barbariyyātun		 الْبَرْبَرِيَّاتُ
al-barbariyyātu
Accusative بَرْبَرِيِّينَ‎; بَرَابِرَةً
barbariyyīna‎; barābiratan		 الْبَرْبَرِيِّينَ‎; الْبَرَابِرَةَ
al-barbariyyīna‎; al-barābirata		 بَرْبَرِيَّاتٍ
barbariyyātin		 الْبَرْبَرِيَّاتِ
al-barbariyyāti
Genitive بَرْبَرِيِّينَ‎; بَرَابِرَةٍ
barbariyyīna‎; barābiratin		 الْبَرْبَرِيِّينَ‎; الْبَرَابِرَةِ
al-barbariyyīna‎; al-barābirati		 بَرْبَرِيَّاتٍ
barbariyyātin		 الْبَرْبَرِيَّاتِ
al-barbariyyāti

Noun

بَرْبَرِيّ • (barbariyy) m, plural بَرْبَرِيُّون (barbariyyūn) or بَرَابِرَة (barābira), feminine بَرْبَرِيَّة (barbariyya)

  1. (offensive, ethnic slur) Berber
  2. barbarian, savage
  3. ruffian

Declension
Declension of noun بَرْبَرِيّ (barbariyy)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal بَرْبَرِي
barbarī		 الْبَرْبَرِي
al-barbarī		 بَرْبَرِي
barbarī
Nominative بَرْبَرِيٌّ
barbariyyun		 الْبَرْبَرِيُّ
al-barbariyyu		 بَرْبَرِيُّ
barbariyyu
Accusative بَرْبَرِيًّا
barbariyyan		 الْبَرْبَرِيَّ
al-barbariyya		 بَرْبَرِيَّ
barbariyya
Genitive بَرْبَرِيٍّ
barbariyyin		 الْبَرْبَرِيِّ
al-barbariyyi		 بَرْبَرِيِّ
barbariyyi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal بَرْبَرِيَّيْن
barbariyyayn		 الْبَرْبَرِيَّيْن
al-barbariyyayn		 بَرْبَرِيَّيْ
barbariyyay
Nominative بَرْبَرِيَّانِ
barbariyyāni		 الْبَرْبَرِيَّانِ
al-barbariyyāni		 بَرْبَرِيَّا
barbariyyā
Accusative بَرْبَرِيَّيْنِ
barbariyyayni		 الْبَرْبَرِيَّيْنِ
al-barbariyyayni		 بَرْبَرِيَّيْ
barbariyyay
Genitive بَرْبَرِيَّيْنِ
barbariyyayni		 الْبَرْبَرِيَّيْنِ
al-barbariyyayni		 بَرْبَرِيَّيْ
barbariyyay
Plural sound masculine plural‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal بَرْبَرِيِّين‎; بَرَابِرَة
barbariyyīn‎; barābira		 الْبَرْبَرِيِّين‎; الْبَرَابِرَة
al-barbariyyīn‎; al-barābira		 بَرْبَرِيِّي‎; بَرَابِرَة
barbariyyī‎; barābirat
Nominative بَرْبَرِيُّونَ‎; بَرَابِرَةٌ
barbariyyūna‎; barābiratun		 الْبَرْبَرِيُّونَ‎; الْبَرَابِرَةُ
al-barbariyyūna‎; al-barābiratu		 بَرْبَرِيُّو‎; بَرَابِرَةُ
barbariyyū‎; barābiratu
Accusative بَرْبَرِيِّينَ‎; بَرَابِرَةً
barbariyyīna‎; barābiratan		 الْبَرْبَرِيِّينَ‎; الْبَرَابِرَةَ
al-barbariyyīna‎; al-barābirata		 بَرْبَرِيِّي‎; بَرَابِرَةَ
barbariyyī‎; barābirata
Genitive بَرْبَرِيِّينَ‎; بَرَابِرَةٍ
barbariyyīna‎; barābiratin		 الْبَرْبَرِيِّينَ‎; الْبَرَابِرَةِ
al-barbariyyīna‎; al-barābirati		 بَرْبَرِيِّي‎; بَرَابِرَةِ
barbariyyī‎; barābirati
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.