ܒܝܠ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܦܠܝܛܐ ܕܒܝܠ

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Akkadian 𒂗 (Bēlum), from Proto-Semitic *baʕl-. Doublet of ܒܲܥܠܵܐ (baˁlā, “lord, master; Baal”)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [beːl]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [biːl]

Proper noun

ܒܹܝܠ • (bēl) m

1. (astronomy) Jupiter (the fifth and by far the largest planet in the Solar System, a gas giant, represented by the symbol ♃ in astronomy)
2. (Mesopotamian mythology) Bel, Marduk (Babylonian deity known as the chief of all gods)

Coordinate terms

• planets of the Solar System: ܢܵܒ݂ܘܿ (nāḇō) · ܥܸܫܬܵܪ (ˁištār) · ܐܲܪܥܵܐ (arˁā) · ܢܸܪܓܲܠ (nirgal) · ܒܹܝܠ (bēl) · ܟܹܐܘܵܢ (kēˀwān) · ܐܘܼܪܵܢܘܿܣ (ūrānōs) · ܢܸܦܛܘܼܢܘܿܣ (nipṭūnōs) · ܦܠܘܼܛܘܿܢ (plūṭōn) ^[edit]

See also

• ܡܪܘܿܕܵܟ݂ (mrōdāḵ)