Babus
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Babus
| native_name = بابوس
| settlement_type = village
| mapsize = 150px
| pushpin_map = Afghanistan
| coordinates = {{coord|34|04|45|N|068|58|45|E|region:IR|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Afghanistan}}
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_type2 = Rural District
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| subdivision_name1 = Logar Province
| subdivision_name2 = Pul-i Alam District
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| timezone = IRST
| utc_offset = +4:30
| timezone_DST = IRDT
| utc_offset_DST = +5:30
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Bābūs (Dari/Pashto: بابوس) is a village in Pul-i Alam District, Logar province, Afghanistan.{{GEOnet3|-3369542|Babus}}
Etymology
Bābūs is made up of the Persian word Bāb (باب) meaning "father"{{Cite web|url=http://dsalsrv02.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.0:1:6584.steingass|title=A Comprehensive Persian-English Dictionary, Including the Arabic Words and Phrases to be Met with in Persian Literature|last=Joseph|first=Steingass, Francis|date=1892|website=dsalsrv02.uchicago.edu|access-date=2018-05-03}} and the Pashto word was (وس) which ultimately stems from Sanskrit वस meaning "dwell",{{Cite web|url=http://dsalsrv02.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.1:1:3836.raverty|title=A dictionary of the Puk'hto, Pus'hto, or language of the Afghans|website=dsalsrv02.uchicago.edu|access-date=2018-05-03}} making the meaning "father's dwelling".