# Babel
## English
### Etymology

From Latin Babel, from Biblical Hebrew בָּבֶל (bāḇel, “Babylon”), from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim); in Genesis associated with the idea of confusion. Doublet of Babylon.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈbeɪ.bl̩/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (General American) IPA: /ˈbæb.l̩/
* (Canada) IPA: /ˈbeɪ.bl̩/, /ˈbæb.l̩/
* Rhymes: -eɪbəl, -æbəl

### Proper noun

Babel
* (biblical) The city and tower in the land of Shinar where the confusion of languages took place, according to the Bible.
** 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 11:9, column 2:Therefore is the name of it called Babel […]

#### Translations
### Noun

Babel (plural Babels)
* A confused mixture of sounds and voices, especially in different languages. [from 16th c.]
** 1913 June–December, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York, N.Y.: A[lexander] C[aldwell] McClurg, published March 1915, →OCLC:As the three were making their way through the crowds of marketers, camels, donkeys, and horses that filled the market place with a confusing babel of sounds, Abdul plucked at Tarzan’s sleeve.
** 2007, Edwin Mullins, The Popes of Avignon, Blue Bridge, published 2008, page 48:A babel of languages could be heard in the streets and the squares, mingling with the local Provençal.
* A place or scene of noise and confusion. [from 16th c.]
* A tall, looming structure. [from 16th c.]

#### Alternative forms

* babel

#### Derived terms

* Babeldom
* Babelesque
* Babel fish
* Babelian
* Babelish
* babelization
* tower of Babel

### See also

* Wiktionary Babel for user pages

### Anagrams

* Bable, Labbe

## Dutch
### Etymology

From Middle Dutch babel, from Latin Babel, from Biblical Hebrew בָּבֶל (bāḇel, “Babylon”), from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbaː.bəl/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Ba‧bel

### Proper noun

Babel n
* Babel
    Synonym: Babylon

#### Derived terms

* Babels

#### Related terms

* Babylon

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbaːbl̩/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Babel n (proper noun, genitive Babels or (optionally with an article) Babel)
* (biblical) Babel

#### Declension

$^1$Optionally with an article.

#### Derived terms

* Sündenbabel

### Further reading

* “Babel” in Duden online
* “Babel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈbabəl/ [ˈba.bəl]
* Rhymes: -abəl
* Syllabification: Ba‧bel

### Etymology 1

From Dutch Babel, from Middle Dutch babel, from Latin Babel, from Biblical Hebrew בָּבֶל (bāḇel, “Babylon”), from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim).

#### Proper noun

Babêl
* Babel

##### Derived terms

* menara Babel

##### Related terms

* Babilon
* Babilonia

### Etymology 2
#### Proper noun

Babèl
* Abbreviation of Kepulauan Bangka Belitung (“Bangka Belitung Islands”).

### Further reading

* “Babel” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
* Babel on the Indonesian Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{id}$

## Polish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Babel. Doublet of Babilon and Babilonia.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈba.bɛl/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -abɛl
* Syllabification: Ba‧bel

### Proper noun

Babel f (indeclinable)
* (heraldry, historical) Polish coat of arms of the nobility granted in the Austrian Partition
* (biblical) Babel (city and tower in the land of Shinar where the confusion of languages took place, according to the Bible)
    Synonym: wieża Babel

### Further reading

* Babel in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Babel, from Biblical Hebrew בָּבֶל (bāḇel, “Babylon”), from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim, “gate of God”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /baˈbel/ [baˈβ̞el]
* Rhymes: -el
* Syllabification: Ba‧bel

### Proper noun

Babel ?
* Babel (city and tower)

#### Derived terms

* babélico
* Torre de Babel

#### Related terms

* Babilonia