Etymology

Barabra

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Today it means: The Nubian peoples of northern Sudan and southern Egypt. Full definition →

Ancient Greek βάρβαρος ← Arabic بَرْبَر
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  1. Arabic · derived fromبَرْبَر
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromβάρβαρος
  3. English todayBarabra

From Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros), possibly through Arabic بَرْبَر (barbar).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekβάρβαρος all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.