ܒܝܪܘܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܒܝܪܘܬ

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”)