بلطي

Arabic

Etymology

Apparently with a meaning-transferral along the way from Aramaic בִּילְטִיתָא‎ (bilṭīṯā) / בּוּלְטִיתָא‎ (bulṭīṯā) / ܒܶܠܛܺܝܬܴܐ‎ (bəlṭīṯā, “woodworm”), from Akkadian bulṭītu, before bušṭītum (“woodworm”); compare for such a development Ancient Greek ἴουλος (íoulos), Latin iūlus (“woodlouse; rainbow wrasse”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bul.tˤijj/

Noun

بُلْطِيّ • (bulṭiyy) m

  1. tilapia (Tilapia)

Declension

Descendants

  • → English: bolty
  • → Ottoman Turkish: بلطی‎ (bulti)
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