Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

byblos

/ˈbɪblɒs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables: by-b-los
IPA: /ˈbɪblɒs/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A port city in Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Byblos, from Ancient Greek Βύβλος (Búblos), from Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋 (gbl /⁠Gebal⁠/). Doublet of Jubail.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Βύβλος, 𐤂𐤁𐤋

Derived Forms

Byblian

Synonyms

Jubayl

Questions

How do you pronounce byblos?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɪblɒs/.
What does byblos mean?: A port city in Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon.
Where does byblos come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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