Classical Mandaic edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Semitic *baʕl-.

Noun edit

ࡁࡉࡋ (bīl)

  1. lord, master, husband
  2. husband of a wife

Etymology 2 edit

From Akkadian 𒂗 (Bēlu); doublet of ࡁࡉࡋ (bīl) of above.

Proper noun edit

ࡁࡉࡋ (bīl)

  1. Bel, a Babylonian deity corresponding to the Semitic Baal.
  2. The planet Jupiter
Alternative forms edit

References edit

  • byl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • bˁl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Drower, E. S., Macuch, R. (1963) A Mandaic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 60b