Բէլ

Old Armenian

Etymology

Of Semitic origin. Compare Baal.

Proper noun

Բէլ • (Bēl)

1. (Armenian mythology) Bel (evil giant ruler of Babylon, defeated by Hayk)
2. (biblical) Bel (a Babylonian deity)

Declension

a-type

	singular (uncountable)
nominative	Բէլ (Bēl)
genitive	Բելայ (Belay)
dative	Բելայ (Belay)
accusative	Բէլ (Bēl)
ablative	Բելայ (Belay)
instrumental	Բելաւ (Belaw)
locative	Բէլ (Bēl)

a-type

	singular (uncountable)
nominative	Բէլ (Bēl)
genitive	Բէլայ (Bēlay)
dative	Բէլայ (Bēlay)
accusative	Բէլ (Bēl)
ablative	Բէլայ (Bēlay)
instrumental	Բէլաւ (Bēlaw)
locative	Բէլ (Bēl)

Descendants

• Armenian: Բել (Bel)

References

• Anonymous disciples of Mxitʻar Sebastacʻi (1769) “Բէլ”, in Baṙgirkʻ Haykazean lezui. Baṙaran yatuk anuancʻ [Dictionary of the Armenian Language. Dictionary of Proper Names]‎^[1] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy