𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋

Punic

Etymology

Carthaginian compound name containing the elements 𐤇𐤍𐤉 (ḥny /⁠ḥannī⁠/, “may he grace me”) +‎ 𐤁𐤏𐤋 (bʿl /⁠baʿl⁠/, “lord”), literally "May the Lord (Baal) grace me." The first element is akin to Biblical Hebrew חַנָּה (ḥannā, “grace”).

Pronunciation

• (6^th BCE Punic): IPA^(key): /ħanˈniːbaʕl/
• (2^nd BCE Late Punic): IPA^(key): /ħanˈniːbaʕl/
• (2^nd CE Neo-Punic): IPA^(key): /anˈniːbal/

Proper noun

𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋 (ḥnbʿl /ḥannībaʿl/) m

1. a male given name from Carthage, most notably borne by general Hannibal Barca

Descendants

• → Arabic: حَنَّبَعْل (ḥannabaʕl)
• → Ancient Greek: Ἀννίβᾱς (Anníbās)
  • Greek: Αννίβας (Annívas)
• → Latin: Hannibal
  • English: Hannibal
  • Italian: Annibale
  • Portuguese: Aníbal
  • Spanish: Aníbal