Babylon

babylon Babylón Ba-by-lon Ba-by-lôn English <dab!> Etymology Partially inherited from en ang Babilōn/ang Babȳlōn, partially from en la Babylōn, from en grc Βαβυλών, from en akk Bābilim 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 Bābilim Gate of God; the name of the ancient Chaldean capital and Biblical city of the Apocalypse. en Babel. Pronunciation en /ˈbæb.ɪ.lɒn/ RP en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Babylon.wav Southern England en /ˈbæb.ɪ.lɑn/ GA,CA en /ˈbæb.ɪ.lɔn/ AU en /ˈbɛb.ə.lɒn/ [ˈbɛb.ə.lɔ̟n] NZ en æbɪlɒn 3 Proper noun en Q5684en historical en ancient city/ancient capital emp/Babylonia *in modern c/Iraq built on the banks of the Euphrates Babylonia Ancient Near East. Revelation 18 10 Standing afarre off for the feare of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great citie Babylon, that mighty citie: for in one houre is thy iudgement come. en governate c/Iraq. Any city of great wealth, luxury and vice. Motherconsidered that the exclusiveness of Peter's circle was due not to its distinction, but to the fact that it was an inner Babylon of prodigality and whoredom, from which every Kensingtonian held aloof, except on the conventional tip-and-run excursions in pursuit of shopping, tea and theatres. en rasta Western civilization, seen as corrupt and materialistic, and contrasted with Zion. en Jamaica MLE The police. en 2017-09-24 Emma Jones (journalist) Emma Jones Crime, sexism and a near death experience - former police officer lifts the lid on the hidden secrets of the force w:Daily Mirror http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/crime-sexism-near-death-experience-11202239 When I was the first officer on the scene at a nightclub brawl, I was picked up by the throat and strangled by a huge Rastafarian who was trying to kill me. I was losing consciousness when Marlon told him to let me go.I remember him saying, ‘She’s alright for Babylon. Put her down.’ He dropped me and I ran to the station with massive bruises around my neck. https://web.archive.org/web/20241218064058/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/crime-sexism-near-death-experience-11202239 18 December 2024 en unincorporated community co/Fulton County s/Illinois c/USA. en town/and/village therein, in co/Suffolk County isl/Long Island s/New York c/USA. TopoZone: Babylon, New York en. Synonyms police en police Derived terms en Babylon the Great Babylon willow Babylonise Babylonish Babylonism Babylonize North Babylon West Babylon Whore of Babylon Related terms en Babylonia Babylonian Translations capital of Babylonia Akkadian: akk 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 bābili, akk 𒁷𒌁𒆠 bābili Arabic: ar بَابِل f Aramaic: Hebrew script: arc בָּבֶל bāḇel Syriac: syc ܒܒܠ bāḇel Armenian: hy Բաբելոն Bengali: bn বাবিল, bn ব্যাবিলন, bn বাবেল Bulgarian: bg Вавило́н m Catalan: ca Babilònia f Cherokee: chr ᏓᏓᎶᏂ, chr ᏓᏗᎶᏂ Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 巴比倫 Bābǐlún Czech: cs Babylón m Danish: da Babylon Dutch: nl Babylon, nl Babel Egyptian: egy bbr Esperanto: eo Babilono Finnish: fi Babylonia French: fr Babylone f Galician: gl Babilonia German: de Babylon n Central Franconian: gmw-cfr Babylon Kölsch Greek: el Βαβυλώνα f Ancient Greek: grc Βαβυλών Gujarati: gu બાબિલ n Hebrew: he בָּבֶל m bável Hindi: hi बाबिल m, hi बाबुल m, hi बाबेल m Hungarian: hu Babilon Indonesian: id Babel Irish: ga Bablóin f An Bhablóin Italian: it Babilonia f Japanese: ja バビロン Babiron Kazakh: kk Бабыл Khmer: km បាប៊ីឡូន Korean: ko ^바빌론 Kyrgyz: ky Вавилон Lao: lo ບາບີໂລນ Latin: la Babylon f Latvian: lv Bābele f, lv Babilona f Macedonian: mk Ва́вилон m Manchu: mnc ᠪᠠᠪᡳᠯᠣᠩ Marathi: mr बॅबिलॉन Mwera: mwe Bhabhuloni Navajo: nv Bábilan Old English: ang Babilōniġe f Pali: pi Bāberu Persian: fa بابل bâbel Middle Persian: pal bʾbyl bābēl Old Persian: peo 𐎲𐎠𐎲𐎡𐎽𐎢𐏁 Bābiru m Polish: pl Babilon m Portuguese: Brazilian Portuguese: pt Babilônia f European Portuguese: pt Babilónia f Romanian: ro Babilon Russian: ru Вавило́н m Sanskrit: sa बावेरु Scottish Gaelic: gd Bàbilon f Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh Бабилон m Latin: sh Bȁbilon m Shan: shn ပႃႇပုလုၼ်ႇ Spanish: es Babilonia f Swahili: sw Babiloni Swedish: sv Babylon, sv Babel Telugu: te బబులోను Thai: th บาบิโลน Northern Thai: nod ᨷᩤᨷᩥᩃᩰᩫ᩠ᨶ Tumbuka: tum Babuloni Turkish: tr Babil Ottoman Turkish: ota ⁧بابل⁩ Bābil Urdu: ur بَابُل, ur بَابِل Volapük: vo Babylon, vo Babülon Yiddish: yi בבֿל n bovl Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Babylon is the 89753rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 206 individuals. Babylon is most common among White (92.72%) individuals. References Czech Alternative forms cs Babylón Pronunciation Proper noun m-in babylonský Babyloňan cs Babylon Q5684 Declension m.sg.locě:u Further reading Danish Proper noun da Babylon Q5684 Dutch Etymology From nl dum Babylone, from nl la Babylōn, from nl grc Βαβυλών. Pronunciation nl /ˈbaː.biˌlɔn/ nl Ba by lon Proper noun n nl Babylon Q5684 nl Babel Derived terms nl Babylonië nl Babylonisch Related terms nl Babel German de: Etymology de la Babylōn or de grc Βᾰβῠλών. Pronunciation de /baːbiˌlɔn/ /baːbyˌlɔn/ de De-Babylon.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de Ba by lon Proper noun toponym de Babylon Q5684 Further reading Jamaican Creole Alternative forms jam babylon babilon Etymology From jam en Babylon. Pronunciation jam /ˈbabɪlan/ jam Ba by lon Proper noun jam propn jam Babylon Q5684 jam slang cops, police55 law enforcement organisation jam A: Wah happen to di music? B: Babylon lock off di sound. A: What happened to the music? B: The police shut down the sound system. jam N. D. Williams · 1976 9786131162244 288 “Then she a-show I seh well right now she a-go call Babylon bwoy dem ofe carry I go gaol.” Ikael Torass So she was explaining to me that she was about to call the police so that they'd take me to jail. 1976 jam Marcus Bethel 9781465389015 83 “All inna Buckingham Palace Iyah. Herb haffi burn! De healin' ah de nation haffi burn ... Rasta, I an I ah go leave before de Babylon cum pan de seen, Zeen.” Scars and Stripes: The Lasting Impression Yes Sir, even in Buckingham Palace. We have to smoke marijuana! The healing of the nation needs to be smoked ... Hey man, I'm going to leave before the cops get here, you know what I mean? 2011 jam slang an oppressive government or system55 jam Bun dung Babylon! Down with the oppressive government! jam Paul McGilchrist 9780906626030 110 “[...] Black man can't live in a Babylon yu nah see it, we must return to our own land, back to Africa ; the Black man won't get no power , no justice inna Babylon [...]” Black Voices: An Anthology of ACER'S Black Young Writers Competition [...] Blacks shouldn't live in this oppressive system. Don't you see? We have to return to our land, back to Africa. Blacks won't get any power. There's no justice in this oppressive system. 1987 References Latin Etymology From la grc Βαβυλών, from la akk Bābilim 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 Bābilim Gate of God, the name of the ancient Chaldean capital and Biblical city of the Apocalypse. Pronunciation Babylōn Proper noun Babylōn<3.both> f la Babylon Q5684 Declension Babylōn<3.both> Also Greek forms Babylōna (accusative) and Babylōnos (genitive). Related terms la Babylōnia Babylōniacus Babylōnicus Babylōniensis Babylōnius References Old English Proper noun Babylōn f ang Babilōn Scots Proper noun sco Babylon Q5684 Swedish Etymology From sv la Babylon, from sv grc Βαβυλών, from sv akk Bābilim 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 Bābilim. Proper noun sv proper noun sv Babylon Q5684 References saob