Beirut

Bei·rut
B3E1I1R1U1T1
/beɪˈɹuːt/

proper noun

The capital and largest city of Lebanon.

OriginOttoman Turkish بیروت ← Arabic بَيْرُوت ← Phoenician 𐤁𐤓𐤕 →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative dated Beyrout

  1. The capital and largest city of Lebanon.

    An Israeli airstrike rocked southern Beirut on Sunday soon after the military issued an evacuation warning for the Lebanese capital.

    2025 April 27, Oren Liebermann, Charbel Mallo, Michael Rios, Eyad Kourdi and Dana Karni, “Israeli airstrike rocks southern Beirut after military issues evacuation warning”, in CNN
    1. metonymicallyThe Lebanese government.
  2. The drinking game of beer pong.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
beer pong

Origin

  1. sem-wes-pro*biʾrāt-“wells”
  2. Phoenician𐤁𐤓𐤕
  3. Arabicبَيْرُوت
  4. Ottoman Turkishبیروت
  5. EnglishBeirut

From Ottoman Turkish بیروت (beyrût), from Arabic بَيْرُوت (bayrūt), ultimately from Phoenician 𐤁𐤓𐤕 (brt /⁠bērūt⁠/), from Proto-West Semitic *biʾrāt- (“wells”). Doublet of Berytus and Beeroth.

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Translations

Afrikaans Beiroet
  • Beiroetcapital and largest city of Lebanon
Ancient Greek Βηρυτός
  • Βηρυτός (Bērutós)capital and largest city of Lebanon
Arabic بَيْرُوت
  • بَيْرُوت (bayrūt)capital and largest city of Lebanon
Bengali বৈরুত
  • বৈরুত (bōirut)capital and largest city of Lebanon
Bulgarian Бейру́т
  • Бейру́т (Bejrút)capital and largest city of Lebanon
Catalan Beirut
  • Beirutcapital and largest city of Lebanon
Chinese Cantonese 貝魯特 /贝鲁特
  • 貝魯特 /贝鲁特 (bui³ lou⁵ dak⁶)capital and largest city of Lebanon
Chinese Mandarin 貝魯特 /贝鲁特
  • 貝魯特 /贝鲁特 (Bèilǔtè)capital and largest city of Lebanon
Czech Bejrút
  • Bejrútcapital and largest city of Lebanon
Danish Beirut
  • Beirutcapital and largest city of Lebanon
Dutch Beiroet
  • Beiroetcapital and largest city of Lebanon
Esperanto Bejruto
  • Bejrutocapital and largest city of Lebanon
Estonian Beirut
  • Beirutcapital and largest city of Lebanon
Finnish Beirut
  • Beirutcapital and largest city of Lebanon
French Beyrouth
  • Beyrouthcapital and largest city of Lebanon
German Beirut
  • Beirutcapital and largest city of Lebanon
Greek Βηρυτός
  • Βηρυτός (Virytós)capital and largest city of Lebanon
Hebrew ביירות \ בֵּירוּת
  • ביירות \ בֵּירוּת (beirut)capital and largest city of Lebanon
Hindi बेरूत
  • बेरूत (berūt)capital and largest city of Lebanon
Hungarian Bejrút
  • Bejrútcapital and largest city of Lebanon
Icelandic Beirút
  • Beirútcapital and largest city of Lebanon
Indonesian Beirut
  • Beirutcapital and largest city of Lebanon
Irish Béiriút
  • Béiriútcapital and largest city of Lebanon
Italian Beirut, Berito
  • Beirutcapital and largest city of Lebanon
  • Beritocapital and largest city of Lebanon
Japanese ベイルート
  • ベイルート (Beirūto)capital and largest city of Lebanon
Korean 베이루트, 바이루트
  • 베이루트 (Beiruteu)capital and largest city of Lebanon
  • 바이루트 (Bairuteu)capital and largest city of Lebanon
Latin Bērȳtus
  • Bērȳtuscapital and largest city of Lebanon
Latvian Beirūta
  • Beirūtacapital and largest city of Lebanon
Lithuanian Beirutas
  • Beirutascapital and largest city of Lebanon
Malay Beirut
  • Beirutcapital and largest city of Lebanon
Norwegian Bokmål Beirut
  • Beirutcapital and largest city of Lebanon
Polish Bejrut
  • Bejrutcapital and largest city of Lebanon
Portuguese Beirute
  • Beirutecapital and largest city of Lebanon
Romanian Beirut
  • Beirutcapital and largest city of Lebanon
Russian Бейру́т
  • Бейру́т (Bejrút)capital and largest city of Lebanon
Slovak Bejrút
  • Bejrútcapital and largest city of Lebanon
Spanish Beirut
  • Beirutcapital and largest city of Lebanon
Swedish Beirut
  • Beirutcapital and largest city of Lebanon
Thai เบรุต
  • เบรุต (bee-rút)capital and largest city of Lebanon
Turkish Beyrut
  • Beyrutcapital and largest city of Lebanon
Ukrainian Бейру́т
  • Бейру́т (Bejrút)capital and largest city of Lebanon
Urdu بَیرُوت
  • بَیرُوت (bairūt)capital and largest city of Lebanon
Vietnamese Bây-rút
  • Bây-rútcapital and largest city of Lebanon
Yiddish ביירוט
  • ביירוט (beyrut)capital and largest city of Lebanon

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Beirut

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Anagrams

UbertibiuretIturbe
Cite this entry
APA

Beirut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beirut

MLA

“Beirut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beirut. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Beirut,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beirut.

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