Hebrew

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Etymology 1

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Root
ב־ל־ב־ל (b-l-b-l)

Action noun of בילבל / בִּלְבֵּל (bilbél), from the root ב־ל־ב־ל (b-l-b-l). Cognate with Arabic بَلْبَلَة (balbala).

Noun

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בִּלְבּוּל (bilbúlm (plural indefinite בִּלְבּוּלִים, singular construct בִּלְבּוּל־, plural construct בִּלְבּוּלֵי־) [pattern: קִטּוּל]

  1. confusion (lack of clarity or order)

Etymology 2

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Noun

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בֻּלְבּוּל (búlbulm

  1. defective spelling of בולבול

Yiddish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Hebrew בלבול.

Noun

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בלבול (bilbl, bilbulm, plural בלבולים (blbulim)

  1. false accusation, frameup