Babylonic

/ˌbæbɪˈlɑːnɪk/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or characteristic of ancient Babylon or Babylonia, including its culture, people, achievements, and civilization.

Etymology

From 'Babylonia' plus the suffix '-ic' (from Latin '-icus' and Greek '-ikos'), which creates adjectives meaning 'of or pertaining to.' This is a standard derivational pattern in English.

Kelly Says

When we add '-ic' to place names (like 'Athens' to 'Athenian' or 'Rome' to 'Roman'), we're following a pattern that goes back to ancient Greek scholarship—these scholars literally invented how we talk about ancient cultures!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ባብሎን
ba-bi-lo-n
ARالعربية
بابلي
ba-bi-li
BNবাংলা
বাবিলীয়
ba-bi-li-ee-ya
CACatalà
babilònic
ba-bi-lo-nik
CSČeština
babylonský
ba-bi-lo-n-sky
DADansk
babylonisk
ba-bi-lo-nisk
DEDeutsch
babylonisch
bah-bee-lo-ni-sch
ELΕλληνικά
Βαβυλωνιακός
va-vi-lo-nia-kos
ESEspañol
babilónico
bah-bee-lo-nee-koh
FAفارسی
بابلی
ba-bi-li
FISuomi
babylonilainen
ba-bi-lo-ni-lai-nen
FRFrançais
babylonien
ba-bi-lo-ne-ehn
GUGU
બાબિલોનિક
ba-a-bi-lo-ni-k
HAHA
Babilon
ba-bi-lo-n
HEעברית
בבלי
ba-vi
HIहिन्दी
बैबिलोनिक
ba-i-bi-lo-nik
HUMagyar
babiloni
ba-bi-lo-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
Babilonia
ba-bi-lo-ni-a
IGIG
Babylonian
ba-bi-lo-ni-an
ITItaliano
babilonese
ba-bee-lo-ne-se
JA日本語
バビロニア的
babironia-teki
KKKK
Бабилондық
ba-bi-lo-n-dyk
KMKM
បាប៊ីឡូន
ba-bi-lo-n
KO한국어
바빌로니아식
ba-bi-lo-ni-a-sik
MRMR
बबिलोनी
ba-bi-lo-nee
MSBahasa Melayu
Babilonia
ba-bi-lo-ni-a
MYမြန်မာ
ဘာဘီလုန်း
ba-ba-bi-lo-n
NLNederlands
Babylonisch
ba-bi-lo-ni-sch
NONorsk
babylonisk
ba-bi-lo-nisk
PAPA
ਬਾਬੀਲੋਨੀ
ba-a-bi-lo-nee
PLPolski
babiloński
ba-bi-lo-n-ski
PTPortuguês
babilônico
bah-bee-lo-nee-koh
RORomână
babilonian
ba-bi-lo-ni-an
RUРусский
Вавилонский
va-vi-lo-n-skiy
SVSvenska
babylonisk
ba-bi-lo-nisk
SWKiswahili
Babilonian
ba-bi-lo-ni-an
TAதமிழ்
பபிலோனியம்
pa-bi-lo-ni-yam
TEతెలుగు
బాబిలోనియం
ba-bi-lo-ni-yam
THไทย
แบบบาบิโลเนีย
baep ba-ba-li-lo-nee-ya
TLTL
Babilonia
ba-bi-lo-ni-a
TRTürkçe
Babiloni
ba-bi-lo-ni
UKУкраїнська
Вавилонський
va-vi-lo-n-skiy
URاردو
بابلی
ba-bi-li
VITiếng Việt
Babylon
ba-bi-lon
YOYO
Babilon
ba-bi-lo-n
ZH中文
巴比伦式的
bā bǐ lún shì de
ZUZU
Babilon
ba-bi-lo-n

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