Barabra is a term for the Nubian peoples of northern Sudan and southern Egypt. The word is originally derived from the Greek word bárbaros (i.e. Berbers) that were deformed to "barbarus" in Roman. It was originally used by Greeks to describe all foreigners (non Greek people). In addition, the word barabra is used in Egyptian Arabic dialect in a plural Arabic form "برابرة". Hence, the added 'a' between the 'r' and 'b' in bar'A'bra. When the locals use it in singular form to refer to one individual, they use the word "بربري" in English transliteration "barbari" an Arabized (Egyptian Arabic) form of the Roman word "barbarus" and the ending letter 'ي' in Arabic or 'i' in English transliteration is the effect of Arabic grammar to transform the word to adjective the same way from "مصر" (Arabic name of Egypt) or "Masr" in Latin letters to refer to Egypt as country, in Arabic one says 'مصري' or 'Masri' in English letters to refer to an Egyptian individual. The word barabra was also used to describe many other foreign nations like Amazigh and Turkic people . See also Barbara (region) :ar:برابرة Barbarian
Barabra is a term for the Nubian peoples of northern Sudan and southern Egypt. The word is originally derived from the Greek word bárbaros (i.e. Berbers) that were deformed to "barbarus" in Roman. It was originally used by Greeks to describe all foreigners (non Greek people). In addition, the word barabra is used in Arabic in a plural Arabic form "برابرة". Hence, the added 'a' between the 'r' and 'b' in bar'A'bra. When the locals use it in singular form to refer to one individual, they use the word "بربري" in English transliteration "barbari" an Arabized form of the Roman word "barbarus" and the ending letter 'ي' in Arabic or 'i' in English transliteration is the effect of Arabic grammar to transform the word to adjective the same way from "مصر" (Arabic name of Egypt) or "Masr" in Latin letters to refer to Egypt as country, in Arabic one says 'مصري' or 'Masri' in English letters to refer to an Egyptian individual. The word barbarus was originally used to describe many other foreign non Greek nations including ancient Egyptians, Persians, Medes and Phoenicians while the term egyptiote was used to describe Greeks living in Egypt . See also Barbara (region) :ar:برابرة Barbarian
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