بلطي

Arabic

Etymology

Apparently with a meaning-transferral along the way from Aramaic בִּילְטִיתָא (bilṭīṯā) / בּוּלְטִיתָא (bulṭīṯā) / ܒܶܠܛܺܝܬܴܐ (bəlṭīṯā, woodworm), from Akkadian bulṭītu, before bušṭītum (woodworm); compare for such a development Ancient Greek ἴουλος (íoulos), Latin iūlus (woodlouse; rainbow wrasse).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bul.tˤijj/

Noun

بُلْطِيّ • (bulṭiyy) m

  1. tilapia (Tilapia)

Declension

Descendants

  • English: bolty
  • Ottoman Turkish: بلطی (bulti)
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