βαλλήν

βαλλήν

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /bal.lɛ̌ːn/ → /βalˈlin/ → /vaˈlin/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /bal.lɛ̌ːn/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /balˈlen/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /βalˈlin/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /valˈlin/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /vaˈlin/

Etymology

Probably from Semitic, compare Phoenician 𐤁𐤏𐤋‎ (bʿl), Biblical Hebrew בַּעַל‎ (báʿal), from Proto-Semitic *baʿl- (“owner, lord, husband”).

Noun

βαλλήν • (ballḗn)

1. king