ܒܝܪܘܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Arabic بَيْرُوت (bayrūt), or directly from Phoenician 𐤁𐤓𐤕 (brt /⁠Berot, Birut⁠/, literally “wells”); therefore doublet of ܒܹܐܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (bērāṯā).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [baj.ruːθ]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [be.ruːt]

Proper noun

ܒܲܝܪܘܼܬ݂ • (bayrūṯ) f

  1. Beirut (the capital and largest city of Lebanon)

Derived terms

  • ܒܲܝܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܝܵܐ (bayrūṯāyā, “Beiruti”)
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