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Berber

Ber′ber

(bẽr′bẽr)
,
Noun.
[See
Barbary
.]
A member of a race somewhat resembling the Arabs, but often classed as Hamitic, who were formerly the inhabitants of the whole of North Africa from the Mediterranean southward into the Sahara, and who still occupy a large part of that region; – called also
Kabyles
. Also, the language spoken by this people.

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Berber

Berber

See also: berber

English

Noun

Berber ‎(plural Berbers)

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

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Proper noun

Berber

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

See also

  • Category:English terms derived from Berber languages

Translations

Adjective

Berber ‎(not comparable)

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

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German

Noun

Berber m ‎(genitive Berbers, plural Berber, feminine Berberin)

  1. Berber person

Declension

Proper noun

Berber m, f ‎(genitive Berbers)

  1. A surname​.

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /běrber/
  • Hyphenation: ber‧ber

Noun

Bèrber m ‎(Cyrillic spelling Бѐрбер)

  1. Berber (member of the Berber ethnic group)

Declension

Derived terms

berber

berber

See also: Berber

Albanian

Noun

berber m

  1. barber (profession)


This Albanian entry was created from the translations listed at barber. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see berber in the Albanian Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) December 2009

Catalan

Noun

berber m ‎(plural berbers)

  1. Berber

Turkish

Etymology

From Venetian barbièr (compare Italian barbiere).

Noun

berber ‎(definite accusative }}}, plural }}})

  1. barber (profession)


This Turkish entry was created from the translations listed at barber. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see berber in the Turkish Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) September 2010

Etymology

From Arabic بَرْبَرِيّ ‎(barbariyy, “Berber”), probably from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος ‎(bárbaros, “non-Greek, foreign, barbarian”), apparently imitative of foreign speech.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)bə(ɹ)

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