ܠܒܢܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܠ ܒ ܢ‎ (l b n)
2 terms
ܠܒܢܢ
ܐܬܐ ܕܠܒܢܢ

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew לְבָנוֹן‎ (ləḇānôn), from Proto-West Semitic *laban- (“white”). Compare Modern Hebrew לְבָנוֹן‎ (l'vanón) and Arabic لُبْنَان‎ (lubnān).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [lju.nɑnː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [lɪv.nɑnː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [lɪb.nɑnː]

Proper noun

ܠܸܒ݂ܢܵܢ • (liḇnān) m or f

  1. Lebanon (a country in Asia; official name: Lebanese Republic)
  2. A mountain range in the Middle East.

Classical Syriac

ܨܘܪܬܐ ܕܦܘܪܫܐ ܕܬܘܕ̈ܝܬܐ ܒܠܒܢܢ ܝܘܡܢܐ

Etymology

From Proto-West Semitic *laban- (“white”). Compare Hebrew לְבָנוֹן‎ (l'vanón) and Arabic لُبْنَان‎ (lubnān).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lɛvnɑn]

Proper noun

ܠܒܢܢ • (leḇnān)

  1. Lebanon
  2. Mount Lebanon
    Synonym: ܛܘܪ ܠܒܢܢ‎

Derived terms

  • ܦܘܢܝܩܝܐ‎ (“Phoenicia”)
  • ܡܪܘܢܝܐ‎ (“Maronite”)

References

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