Barbari (ברברי) means barbaric in Hebrew.
It can also mean barbarian. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
barbaric, barbarian
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Barbari.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בעל תרבות זרה ופרימיטיבית; שאינו מן הישוב.
The word Barbari is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- בַּרְבָּרִי
- Written without vowel points
- ברברי
- Said
- barbari
- Root
- ב־ר־ב־ר
- Pattern
- קַלְקַל
- Plural
- בַּרְבָּרִים או בַּרְבָּרִיִּים
- Feminine form
- בַּרְבָּרִית
- Inflections
- נ' בַּרְבָּרִית, ר' בַּרְבָּרִים או בַּרְבָּרִיִּים, נ"ר בַּרְבָּרִיּוֹת
- Gematria
- 414
This is how Barbari is said in other languages.
- English
- barbaric, barbarian
- Arabic
- همجي
- Russian
- варварский
- French
- barbare
- Spanish
- bárbaro
- German
- barbarisch
These words mean nearly the same as Barbari.
- חוליגןhooligan
- ונדל
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These words mean the opposite of Barbari.
These words rhyme with Barbari.
The word Barbari comes from the root ב־ר־ב־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Barbari in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Barbari.
What does Barbari (ברברי) mean in Hebrew?
Barbari (ברברי) means barbaric and barbarian. It is said barbari, with the stress on ba.
What is a synonym for Barbari (ברברי)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Barbari (ברברי) are חוליגן and ונדל.
What is the opposite of Barbari (ברברי)?
Words that mean the opposite of Barbari (ברברי) are בן תרבות.
What rhymes with Barbari (ברברי)?
Words that rhyme with Barbari (ברברי) include טרי, פופולארי, בינארי, קארי, ארי, and אלמנטרי.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ברברי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.