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/)

Beirut

Descendants

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

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