𐤁𐤓𐤕

𐤁𐤓𐤕

Phoenician

Alternative forms

• 𐤁𐤀𐤓𐤕‎ (bʾrt)

Etymology

From Proto-West Semitic *biʾrāt- (“wells”). Cognate with Biblical Hebrew בְּאֵרוֹת‎ (bəʾērōṯ). Compare Akkadian 𒁁𒊒𒋫 (/bērūta/, “Beirut”) and Egyptian brt (“Beirut”), both borrowed from a Canaanite language ancestral to Phoenician in the 2nd millennium BC.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beːˈruːt/

Proper noun

𐤁𐤓𐤕 (brt /bērūt/)

1. Beirut

Descendants

• → Ancient Greek: Βηρῡτός (Bērūtós)
  • → Latin: Bērȳtus
• → Arabic: بَيْرُوت‎ (bayrūt)