Etymology

Byblos

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Today it means: A port city in Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon. Full definition →

Latin Byblos ← Ancient Greek Βύβλος ← Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋
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  1. Phoenician · derived from𐤂𐤁𐤋
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΒύβλος
  3. Latin · borrowed fromByblos
  4. English todayByblos

Borrowed from Latin Byblos, from Ancient Greek Βύβλος (Búblos), from Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋 (gbl /⁠Gebal⁠/). Doublet of Jubail.

Words from the same roots

Phoenician𐤂𐤁𐤋 all →

Jubayl

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