"أبابيل" meaning in All languages combined

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        "3": "*bul-",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
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        "1": "akk",
        "2": "𒅁𒉈𒌈",
        "t": "an unidentified bird",
        "tr": "ib-bil-tum",
        "ts": "ibbiltu"
      },
      "expansion": "Akkadian 𒅁𒉈𒌈 (ib-bil-tum /⁠ibbiltu⁠/, “an unidentified bird”)",
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    {
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        "1": "akk",
        "2": "𒁍𒇷𒇷",
        "t": "a type of crested bird",
        "tr": "bu-li-li",
        "ts": "bulīlu"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tig",
        "2": "ኣምበላ",
        "t": "weaver birds",
        "tr": "ʔa-mə-bä-la",
        "ts": "ʔambäla"
      },
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    {
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        "1": "am",
        "2": "ቡላል",
        "t": "dove",
        "tr": "bu-la-lə",
        "ts": "bullal"
      },
      "expansion": "Amharic ቡላል (bu-la-lə /⁠bullal⁠/, “dove”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "ar",
        "2": "بُلْبُل",
        "t": "nightingale",
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      "expansion": "Cushitic",
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        "2": "حَبَشِيّ",
        "t": "Abyssinian"
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
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        "1": "ar",
        "2": "أَحْبَاش",
        "t": "Abbysinians"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "أَحَابِيش",
        "t": "very many Abbysinians"
      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "بَابِلِيّ",
        "t": "Babylonian"
      },
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        "as a myriad of Babylonians (numerous, destructive, agents of divine retribution)"
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    "Arabic hapax legomena",
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    "Arabic pluralia tantum",
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    "Arabic terms belonging to the root ب ل ب ل",
    "Arabic terms derived from Proto-Afroasiatic",
    "Arabic terms derived from Proto-Semitic",
    "Arabic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations"
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        "1": "ء ب ل"
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        "2": "فَعَاعِيل",
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      "name": "der"
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        "2": "𒅁𒉈𒌈",
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        "2": "𒁍𒇷𒇷",
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        "2": "ኣምበላ",
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        "ts": "ʔambäla"
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      "expansion": "Amharic ቡላል (bu-la-lə /⁠bullal⁠/, “dove”)",
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        "2": "حَبَشِيّ",
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      "name": "m"
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        "t": "very many Abbysinians"
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        "2": "بَابِلِيّ",
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      "expansion": "بَابِلِيّ (bābiliyy, “Babylonian”)",
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