English Explanatory Dictionary

Baalbek

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The capital city of Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon.

Word forms

Baalbek Ba'labakk Baʻlabakk Balbec Baalbec Baalbeck

Etymology

Adapted from North Levantine Arabic بْعَلْبَك (bʕalbak) or the local pronunciation بْعَلْبِك (bʕalbik), from earlier Arabic بَعْلَبَكّ (baʕlabakk).

Synonyms

Heliopolis

Derived words

Baalbeki
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