𐤂𐤁𐤋

Phoenician

Etymology

By surface analysis, 𐤂𐤁 (gb, “well, origin”) +‎ 𐤀𐤋 (ʾl, “God”), diachronically from Proto-Canaanite g-b-l (“Gubla”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

𐤂𐤁𐤋 (gbl /gebal/)

  1. Byblos

Descendants
  • → Arabic: جُبَيْل (jubayl)
  • → Ancient Greek: Βύβλος (Búblos)
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