"بيت لحم" meaning in Arabic

See بيت لحم in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /bajt laħm/, /beːt la.ħam/ [Hijazi], [be̞ːt la.ħam] [Hijazi] Audio: ArBethlehem.ogg
Etymology: From Aramaic ܒܹܝܬ ܠܚܹܡ (beyt lḥem), likely from Biblical Hebrew בֵּית לֶחֶם (bēṯ léḥem), from an unknown Canaanite origin, and matched to the native cognates بَيْت (bayt) + لَحْم (laḥm), which makes it sound like a "house of meat". Believed to be related to the name of the god Lahamu or Lahmu. Etymology templates: {{der|ar|arc|ܒܹܝܬ ܠܚܹܡ|tr=beyt lḥem}} Aramaic ܒܹܝܬ ܠܚܹܡ (beyt lḥem), {{der|ar|hbo|בֵּית לֶחֶם|tr=bēṯ léḥem}} Biblical Hebrew בֵּית לֶחֶם (bēṯ léḥem), {{af|ar|بَيْت|لَحْم|nocat=1}} بَيْت (bayt) + لَحْم (laḥm) Head templates: {{ar-proper noun|بَيْت لَحْم|f}} بَيْت لَحْم • (bayt laḥm) f Inflection templates: {{ar-decl-noun|بَيْت:di|idafa=sg|mod=لَحْم|state=con}} Forms: بَيْت لَحْم [canonical], bayt laḥm [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], - [diptote, indefinite, informal, singular], - [definite, diptote, informal, singular], بَيْت لَحْم [construct, diptote, informal, singular], - [diptote, indefinite, nominative, singular], - [definite, diptote, nominative, singular], بَيْتُ لَحْمِ [construct, diptote, nominative, singular], - [accusative, diptote, indefinite, singular], - [accusative, definite, diptote, singular], بَيْتَ لَحْمِ [accusative, construct, diptote, singular], - [diptote, genitive, indefinite, singular], - [definite, diptote, genitive, singular], بَيْتِ لَحْمِ [construct, diptote, genitive, singular]
  1. Bethlehem (a city in the West Bank, Palestine) Wikipedia link: Lahamu, Lahmu Categories (place): Cities in Palestine, Places in Palestine Synonyms: بَيْتَلَحْم (baytalaḥm)
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