Babylonian

English Etymology From en la Babylōnius of Babylon, Babylonian (from en grc Βαβυλώνιος) en an. en Babylon -ian. en Babelian. Pronunciation en /bæbɪˈləʊnɪ.ən/ UK en /bæbɪˈloʊnɪ.ən/ US en LL-Q1860 (eng)-AnotherFriendlyHuman-Babylonian.wav US en əʊniən 5 Adjective - en historical Pertaining to the city of Babylon, or the Babylonian Empire. from 16th c. en Babylonic en obsolete pejorative Roman Catholic (with reference to e.g. Revelation 14–18). 16th–19th c. en 1790 w:Edmund Burke Reflections on the Revolution in France 29 Oxford 2009 [W]e, on our parts, have learned to speak only the primitive language of the law, and not the confused jargon of their Babylonian pulpits. en figurative Characteristic of Babylon or its civilization and inhabitants; huge, decadent, indulgent. from 17th c.. en 1926 Gilbert Keith Chesterton The Ghost of Gideon Wise The Incredulity of Father Brown The first was in the Babylonian halls of the big hotel, which was the meeting place of the three commercial magnates concerned with arranging for a coal lock-out and denouncing it as a coal strike, Derived terms en Babylonian Talmud Jewish Babylonian Aramaic Middle Babylonian Neo-Babylonian Translations pertaining to the city or empire of Babylon Babylonic Catalan: ca babiloni, ca babilònic Czech: cs babylónský Danish: da babylonisk, da babylonsk Dutch: nl Babylonisch Finnish: fi babylonialainen French: fr babylonien Galician: gl babilónico German: de babylonisch Greek: el βαβυλωνιακός Hindi: hi बाबिली Irish: ga Bablónach Italian: it babilonico Latin: la Babylonius, la babylōnicus Norwegian: Bokmål: nb babylonsk, nb babylonisk Nynorsk: nn babylonsk, nn babylonisk Polish: pl babiloński Portuguese: pt babilónico Portugal, pt babilônico Brazil, pt babilónio Portugal, pt babilônio Brazil Russian: ru вавило́нский Spanish: es babilonio Swedish: sv babylonisk Volapük: vo Babülonik, vo ela Babylon Noun An inhabitant of the city of Babylon. An inhabitant of Babylonia, which included Chaldea; a Chaldean. An astrologer; so called because the Chaldeans were remarkable for the study of astrology. Translations person from the city of Babylon Catalan: ca babiloni m, ca babilònia f Czech: cs Babylóňan m Finnish: fi babylonialainen German: de Babylonier m, de Babylonierin f Greek: el Βαβυλώνιος m, el Βαβυλώνια f Hindi: hi बाबिली f, hi बाबिली m f Irish: ga Bablónach m Latvian: lv Babilonietis m, lv Babiloniete f Norwegian: Bokmål: nb babyloner m, nb babylonier m Nynorsk: nn babylonar m, nn babyloniar m Persian: fa بابلی bâbeli Old Persian: peo 𐎲𐎠𐎲𐎡𐎽𐎢𐏁 bābiruš Polish: pl babilończyk m, pl babilonka f Russian: ru вавило́нянин m, ru вавило́нянка f Volapük: ♂♀ vo Babülonan, ♂ vo hi-Babülonan, ♀ vo ji-Babülonan person from the kingdom of Babylonia Catalan: ca babiloni m, ca babilònia f Danish: da babylonier c, da babyloner c Finnish: fi babylonialainen German: de Babylonier m, de Babylonierin f Hindi: hi बाबिली m f Irish: ga Bablónach m Norwegian: Bokmål: nb babyloner m, nb babylonier m Nynorsk: nn babylonar m, nn babyloniar m Polish: pl babilończyk m, pl babilonka f Russian: ru вавило́нянин m, ru вавило́нянка f Volapük: ♂♀ vo Babülonänan, ♂ vo hi-Babülonänan, ♀ vo ji-Babülonänan Proper noun A later form of the Akkadian language spoken in Babylonia from 1950 to 100 . Derived terms en Assyro-Babylonian Translations Akkadian language Catalan: ca babiloni m Czech: cs babylónština f German: de Babylonisch n Hindi: hi बाबिली f Irish: ga Bablóinis f Volapük: vo babülon, vo Babülonänapük Further reading tmr en Babylonia Extinct languages Languages