Beirut en · PROPN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish بیروت (beyrût), from Arabic بَيْرُوت (bayrūt), ultimately from Phoenician 𐤁𐤓𐤕 (brt /bērūt/), from Proto-West Semitic *biʾrāt- (“wells”). Doublet of Berytus and Beeroth.
Meanings
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The capital and largest city of Lebanon.
An Israeli airstrike rocked southern Beirut on Sunday soon after the military issued an evacuation warning for the Lebanese capital.
2025 April 27, Oren Liebermann, Charbel Mallo, Michael Rios, Eyad Kourdi and Dana Karni, “Israeli airstrike rocks southern Beirut after military issues evacuation warning”, in CNN:
- (metonymically) The capital and largest city of Lebanon. ▸ The Lebanese government.
- The drinking game of beer pong.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beyrout | alternative, dated | lexicographic |
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Translations (88)
tr Beyrut (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · ky Бейрут (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · ms Beirut (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · nl Beiroet (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · vo Bäyrut (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · nn Beirut (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · lo ເບຣຸດ (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · chr ᏇᎷᏘ (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · yi ביירוט (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · he ביירות \ בֵּירוּת (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · uk Бейру́т (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · cmn 貝魯特 /贝鲁特 (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · fa-ira بِیْروت (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · fr Beyrouth (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · sq Bejrut (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · ajp بيروت (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · sco Beirut (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · eo Bejruto (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · ja ベイルート (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · bg Бейру́т (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · ps بيروت (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · kk Бейрут (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · ka ბეირუთი (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · acy Verút (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · lv Beirūta (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · tt Бәйрут (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · fy Beirût (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · am ቤይሩት (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · grc Βηρυτός (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · ca Beirut (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · km បេរូត (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · ar بَيْرُوت (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · af Beiroet (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · fi Beirut (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · prs بَیْرُوت (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · tk Beýrut (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · oc Beirot (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · hi बेरूत (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · ba Бәйрүт (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · id Beirut (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · mk Бејрут (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · aii ܒܲܝܪܘܼܬ (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · sl Bejrut (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · uz Bayrut (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · pl Bejrut (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · arz بيروت (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · it Berito (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · vi Bây-rút (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · ug بەيرۇت (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · io Beirut (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · sv Beirut (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · es Beirut (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · hy Բեյրութ (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · apc بيروت (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · de Beirut (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · be Бэйру́т (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · mt Bejrut (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · ko 베이루트 (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · bn বৈরুত (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · tg Байрут (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · el Βηρυτός (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · sk Bejrút (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · mn Бейрут (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · cs Bejrút (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · acw بَيْرُوت (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · ary بيروت (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · da Beirut (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · is Beirút (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · kmr Bêrût (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · az Beyrut (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · be Бейру́т (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · lt Beirutas (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · ro Beirut (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · ur بَیرُوت (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · pt Beirute (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · sh Бејрут (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · ga Béiriút (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · la Bērȳtus (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · my ဘေရွတ်မြို့ (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · hu Bejrút (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · it Beirut (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · nb Beirut (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · sh Bejrut (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · th เบรุต (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · et Beirut (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · ru Бейру́т (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · yue 貝魯特 /贝鲁特 (capital and largest city of Lebanon) · ko 바이루트 (capital and largest city of Lebanon)