ࡁࡉࡋ

Classical Mandaic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *baʕl-.

Noun

ࡁࡉࡋ (bīl)

1. lord, master, husband
2. husband of a wife

Etymology 2

From Akkadian 𒂗 (Bēlu); doublet of ࡁࡉࡋ (bīl) of above.

Proper noun

ࡁࡉࡋ (bīl)

1. Bel, a Babylonian deity corresponding to the Semitic Baal.
2. The planet Jupiter

Alternative forms

• ࡁࡉࡋࡀ (bīlu)

References

• “byl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “bˁl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Drower, E. S., Macuch, R. (1963) A Mandaic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 60b