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Berber.

A member of a particular ethnic group indigenous to Western North Africa.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbɜːbə/UK/ˈbɝ.bɚ/Canada, US

  1. A member of a particular ethnic group indigenous to Western North Africa.

  2. A kind of traditional rug manufactured by the Berber people.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros)bor. Arabic بَرْبَر (barbar) Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy) Arabic بَرْبَرِيّ (barbariyy)bor. English Berber From Arabic بَرْبَرِيّ (barbariyy, “Berber”), from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “non-Greek, foreign, barbarian”), apparently imitative of foreign speech. Cognate of English barbarian.

name/ˈbɜːbə/UK/ˈbɝ.bɚ/Canada, US

  1. A group of closely related Afroasiatic languages spoken in northern Africa, particularly Morocco and Algeria.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros)bor. Arabic بَرْبَر (barbar) Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy) Arabic بَرْبَرِيّ (barbariyy)bor. English Berber From Arabic بَرْبَرِيّ (barbariyy, “Berber”), from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “non-Greek, foreign, barbarian”), apparently imitative of foreign speech. Cognate of English barbarian.

adj/ˈbɜːbə/UK/ˈbɝ.bɚ/Canada, US

  1. Of the Berber people, their culture, or their language.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros)bor. Arabic بَرْبَر (barbar) Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy) Arabic بَرْبَرِيّ (barbariyy)bor. English Berber From Arabic بَرْبَرِيّ (barbariyy, “Berber”), from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “non-Greek, foreign, barbarian”), apparently imitative of foreign speech. Cognate of English barbarian.

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