בעלא

Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *baʕl-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baʕlɑ/

Noun

בַּעֲלָא • (baʿlām (plural בַּעֲלַיָּא)

  1. lord, master
  2. head of household
  3. husband
  4. Baal

References

  • bˁl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature[1], London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons, page 182