بیت اللحم

See also: بيت لحم

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَيْت لَحْم (bayt laḥm), ultimately from Hebrew בֵּית לֶחֶם (Bet Lékhem), from בֵּית (bet, house) + לֶחֶם (lékhem, bread).

Proper noun

بیت اللحم • (Beytüllahim)

  1. Bethlehem (a city in the West Bank, Palestine)

Descendants

  • Turkish: Beytüllahim

References

  • Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Beytüllahm”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎[1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 116

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic بَيْت لَحْم (bayt laḥm), ultimately from Hebrew בֵּית לֶחֶם (bet lékhem).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /bɛːt̪.əl.lə.ɦəm/
  • Rhymes: -əm
  • Hyphenation: بَیت‧لَ‧حَم

Noun

بَیْت اَلْلَحْم • (bait al-lahmm (Hindi spelling बैतलहम)

  1. Bethlehem (a city in the West Bank, Palestine)