Byblos
pronunciation
How to pronounce Byblos in British English:
UK [ˈbɪbləs, -ˌlɔs]
How to pronounce Byblos in American English:
US [ˈbɪbləs, -ˌlɑs]
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- Noun:
- an ancient Mediterranean seaport that was a thriving city state in Phoenicia during the second millenium BC; was the chief port for the export of papyrus; located in Lebanon north of Beirut; now partially excavated
Word Origin
- Byblos
- ancient Phoenician port (modern Jebeil, Lebanon) from which Egyptian papyrus was exported to Greece. The name probably is a Greek corruption of Phoenician Gebhal, said to mean literally "frontier town" (compare Hebrew gebhul "frontier, boundary," Arabic jabal "mountain"), or perhaps it is Canaanite gubla "mountain." The Greek name also might have been influenced by, or come from, an Egyptian word for "papyrus."
Example
- 1. Byblos bank , in whose syrian subsidiary rami makhlouf , the president 's cousin , has a big share , may be hit .
- 2. But I was there for the byblos international festival , and splurged ( $ 40 ) for a ticket to see amadou & mariam , the blind malian couple who have charmed the francophone world with their funky african pop .