Maharbal

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Punic 𐤌‬𐤄‬𐤓𐤁‬𐤏𐤋 (m‬h‬rb‬ʿl).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /maˈhar.bal/, [mäˈ(ɦ)ärbäɫ̪]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /maˈar.bal/, [mäˈärbäl]

Proper noun

Maharbal m sg (genitive Maharbalis); third declension

1. An officer of Carthago, son of Himilco

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Maharbal
genitive	Maharbalis
dative	Maharbalī
accusative	Maharbalem
ablative	Maharbale
vocative	Maharbal

Descendants

• English: Maharbal
• Italian: Maarbale

References

• “Maharbal”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• Maharbal in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.