بيت لحم

See also: بیت لحم

Arabic

Alternative forms

  • بَيْتَلَحْم (baytalaḥm)

Etymology

From Aramaic ܒܹܝܬ ܠܚܹܡ (beyt lḥem), likely from Biblical Hebrew בֵּית לֶחֶם (bēṯ léḥem), from an unknown Canaanite origin, and matched to the native cognates بَيْت (bayt) + لَحْم (laḥm), which makes it sound like a "house of meat". Believed to be related to the name of the god Lahamu or Lahmu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bajt laħm/
  • (file)
    • (Hijazi) IPA(key): /beːt la.ħam/, [be̞ːt la.ħam]

Proper noun

بَيْت لَحْم • (bayt laḥm) f

  1. Bethlehem (a city in the West Bank, Palestine)

Declension

Descendants

  • Gulf Arabic: بيت لحم (bēt laḥam)
  • Malay: Baitul Laham, Baitullaham

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Aramaic ܒܹܝܬ ܠܚܹܡ (beyt lḥem), likely from Biblical Hebrew בֵּית לֶחֶם (bēṯ léḥem), from an unknown Canaanite origin, and matched to the native cognates بَيْت (bayt) + لَحْم (laḥm), which makes it sound like a "house of meat". Believed to be related to the name of the god Lahamu or Lahmu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beːt.laħm/, [beːtˈlaħm]
  • (file)

Proper noun

بيت لحم • (bēt laḥm) f

  1. Bethlehem (a city in the West Bank, Palestine)
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