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beirut

/beɪˈɹuːt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.55 in modern English

Syllables
Bei-rut
IPA
/beɪˈɹuːt/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital and largest city of Lebanon.

name

The capital and largest city of Lebanon.

name

The drinking game of beer pong.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بیروت (beyrût), from Arabic بَيْرُوت (bayrūt), ultimately from Phoenician 𐤁𐤓𐤕 (brt /⁠bērūt⁠/), from Proto-West Semitic *biʾrāt- (“wells”). Doublet of Berytus and Beeroth.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: بیروت, بَيْرُوت, 𐤁𐤓𐤕, *biʾrāt-

Inflected Forms

Beyrout (alternative, dated)

Derived Forms

Beirutian

Frequently Paired Words

Beiruti Berytus

Rhymes With

shoot suit route cute fruit root dispute boot pursuit acute recruit salute

Questions

How do you pronounce beirut?
The recorded pronunciation is /beɪˈɹuːt/.
What does beirut mean?
The capital and largest city of Lebanon.
Where does beirut come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce beirut

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