𐤁𐤕

Phoenician

Alternative forms

• 𐤁𐤉𐤕 (byt)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *bayt-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /beːt/

Noun

𐤁𐤕 (bt)

1. house
   1. Name of the second letter of the Phoenician alphabet (𐤁‬).

Descendants

• Punic: 𐤁𐤕 (bt)

Punic

Etymology

From Phoenician 𐤁𐤕 (bt), from Proto-Semitic *bayt-.

Pronunciation

• (6^th BCE Punic): IPA^(key): /biːtʰ/
• (2^th BCE Late Punic): IPA^(key): /betʰ/
• (2^th CE Neo-Punic): IPA^(key): /beθ/

Noun

𐤁𐤕 (bt)

1. house