Byblos
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Byblos, from Ancient Greek Βύβλος (Búblos), from Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋 (gbl /Gebal/). Doublet of Jubail.
Proper noun
Byblos
- A port city in Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon
- Synonym: Jubayl
Translations
port city in Lebanon
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Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βύβλος (Búblos), from Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋 (gbl).
Proper noun
Byblos f sg (genitive Byblī); second declension
- Alternative form of Byblus
Declension
Second-declension noun (Greek-type), with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Byblos |
| genitive | Byblī |
| dative | Byblō |
| accusative | Byblon |
| ablative | Byblō |
| vocative | Byble |
| locative | Byblī |
Descendants
- → English: Byblos
Portuguese
Proper noun
Byblos f
- Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of Biblos.