Babus
Bābūs (Dari/Pashto: بابوس) is a village in Pul-i Alam District, Logar province, Afghanistan.
Etymology
Bābūs is made up of the Persian word Bāb (باب) meaning "father" and the Pashto word was (وس) which ultimately stems from Sanskrit वस meaning "dwell", making the meaning "father's dwelling".
References
- ^ Babus can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3369542" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ Joseph, Steingass, Francis (1892). "A Comprehensive Persian-English Dictionary, Including the Arabic Words and Phrases to be Met with in Persian Literature". dsalsrv02.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "A dictionary of the Puk'hto, Pus'hto, or language of the Afghans". dsalsrv02.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-03.