ࡁࡉࡋ
Mandaic
Etymology 1
From Proto-Semitic *baʕl-.
Noun
ࡁࡉࡋ (bīl)
- lord, master, husband
- husband of a wife
Etymology 2
From Akkadian 𒂗 (Bēlu); doublet of ࡁࡉࡋ (bīl) of above.
Proper noun
ࡁࡉࡋ (bīl)
- Bel, a Babylonian deity corresponding to the Semitic Baal.
- The planet Jupiter
Alternative forms
- ࡁࡉࡋࡀ (bīlu)
References
- “byl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “bˁl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Drower, E. S.; Macuch, R. (1963) A Mandaic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 60b