Ababil

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proper noun

A race of tiny birds.

OriginArabic أَبَابِيل →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. IslamA race of tiny birds.
  2. governmentAn Iranian made UAV.

Origin

  1. Arabicأَبَابِيل“tiny birds”
  2. EnglishAbabil

From Arabic أَبَابِيل (ʔabābīl, “tiny birds”), described in the Qur'an as dropping red clay bricks on the army of elephants, sent by the king of Yemen to attack the city of Mecca, in the year (571 AD) when the prophet Muhammad was born.

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Translations

Arabic اَلطَّيْرُ الأَبَابِيل, أَبَابِيل
  • اَلطَّيْرُ الأَبَابِيل (aṭ-ṭayru l-ʔabābīl)Bird
  • أَبَابِيل (ʔabābīl)Bird
Bengali আবাবীল
  • আবাবীল (ababil)Bird
Hindi अबाबील
  • अबाबील (abābīl)Bird
Persian ابابیل
  • ابابیل (abâbêl)Bird
Russian Абабиль
  • Абабиль (Ababilʹ)Bird
Turkish Ebabil
  • EbabilBird
Urdu ابابیل
  • ابابیل (abābīl)Bird
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APA

Ababil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ababil

MLA

“Ababil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ababil. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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