ܒܝܠ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

ܒܹܝܠ • (bēlm

  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

See also

  • ܡܪܘܿܕܵܟ݂ (mrōdāḵ)