ب ب ل

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon, its inhabitants, and associated concepts like magic and wine. It also extends to place names derived from or related to Babylon, and in some classical contexts, a type of poison.

Derived headwords

بَابِلname

1.
Babylonboth
The ancient city in Iraq, historically associated with magic, wine, and the Chaldeans. It is also mentioned as a location in biblical and Quranic narratives.
2.
Iraqclassical
In some interpretations, the name 'Babylon' referred to the region of Iraq.
3.
Denbavandclassical
Another interpretation suggests 'Babylon' could refer to the mountain of Denbavand.
4.
Kufaclassical
The city of Kufa was also identified as 'Babylon' by some scholars.

هاروت وماروتname

1.
Harut and Marutboth
Two angels mentioned in the Quran, associated with Babylon and the teaching of magic.

الكلدانيونname

1.
Chaldeansboth
The people who inhabited Babylon in ancient times, considered the first inhabitants and rulers of the city after Noah.

البابليadjective

1.
Babylonianboth
Relating to or originating from Babylon, used to describe things associated with the city, such as magic and wine.
2.
Poisonousclassical
In classical usage, 'al-Babli' could refer to poison, possibly due to associations with Babylonian magic or substances.

بابلاname

1.
Bablaclassical
A large, inhabited village located near Aleppo.

بابليونname

1.
Babyloniansclassical
In ancient Egyptian language, this term referred to the land of Egypt generally, or specifically to the Fustat area.
2.
Good separationclassical
Derived from the concept of separation ('babl'), this name was given to Egypt, signifying a good or blessed separation.
3.
Babylonianclassical
A king from Saba, whose descendant ruled Egypt during the time of Abraham.

ببليونname

1.
Biblyunclassical
A place name, likely referring to a location in Egypt, where people settled after being exiled from Basra.

بابِلname

1.
Babilclassical
A village in Egypt, located in the Monufia Governorate.

البابليname

1.
Al-Babliclassical
A title referring to scholars or jurists from Egypt, specifically associated with the village of Babil.

المربى الكابليname

1.
Al-Murabba al-Kabliclassical
A treatise written about the teachers and students of Al-Babli, a scholar from Egypt.

Parallel reading

ببابل هاروت وماروت

In Babylon were Harut and Marut.

قيل: بابل: العراق

It was said: Babylon is Iraq.

وقيل: بابل: دنباوند

And it was said: Babylon is Denbavand.

وقال الحسن: بابل: الكوفة

And Al-Hasan said: Babylon is Kufa.

الكلدانيون: هم الذين كانوا ينزلون ببابل في الزمن الأول

The Chaldeans: they are those who used to reside in Babylon in the first era.

ويقال: أول من سكن بابل نوح عليه السلام، وهو أول من عمرها

And it is said: The first to inhabit Babylon was Noah, peace be upon him, and he was the first to build it up.

وكانت ملوكهم تنزل بابل، وكان الكلدانيون جنودهم

And their kings used to reside in Babylon, and the Chaldeans were their soldiers.

إن مدينة بابل كانت اثنى عشر فرسخا، في مثل ذلك

Indeed, the city of Babylon was twelve parasangs, by twelve parasangs.

واشتق اسمها من اسم المشتري لأن بابل باللسان البابلي الأول اسم للمشتري

And its name was derived from the name of Jupiter because Babylon, in the first Babylonian tongue, is the name for Jupiter.

والبابلي: السم، كالبابلية

And 'al-Babli': poison, like 'al-Babliyyah'.

بابلا، بكسر الباء وتشديد اللام، مقصور: قرية كبيرة بظاهر حلب، على ميل، عامرة

Babla, with a kasra on the ba and shadda on the lam, shortened: a large village on the outskirts of Aleppo, about a mile away, prosperous.

بابليون: اسم عام لديار مصر، عامة، بلغة القدماء

Babylonians: a general name for the lands of Egypt, generally, in the language of the ancients.

فسماها: بابليون، ومعناها: الفرقة الطيبة

So he named it: Babylonians, and its meaning is: the good separation.

بابليون، كان ملكا من سبأ، ومن ولده عمرو بن امرئ القيس، كان ملكا على مصر، في زمن إبراهيم الخليل عليه السلام

Babylonian, was a king from Saba, and among his descendants was Amr ibn Imru' al-Qays, who was king over Egypt, in the time of Abraham the Friend, peace be upon him.

جلؤا من تهامى أرضنا وتبدلوا بمكة بابليون والريط بالعصب

They departed from the lowlands of our land and were replaced in Mecca by Babylonians and the Rait with the Asab.

فساروا بحمد الله حتى أحلهم ببليون منها الموجفات السوابق

So they traveled, by the grace of God, until they settled in Biblyun, among the swift and preceding ones.

وبابل، كصاحب: قرية بمصر من أعمال المنوفية

And Babil, like 'sahib': a village in Egypt from the Monufia Governorate.

ومنها العلامة سليمان بن عبد الدائم - البابلي، مفتي الشافعية بمصر

And among them is the scholar Sulayman ibn Abd al-Da'im - Al-Babli, the Mufti of the Shafi'is in Egypt.