بيت لحم

See also: بیت لحم

Arabic

Alternative forms

• بَيْتَلَحْم (baytalaḥm)

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bajt laħm/

• Audio

  (file)

  • (Hijazi) IPA^(key): /beːt la.ħam/, [be̞ːt la.ħam]

Proper noun

بَيْت لَحْم • (bayt laḥm) f

1. Bethlehem (a city in the West Bank, Palestine)

Declension

Declension of noun بَيْت لَحْم (bayt laḥm)

Singular	basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	—	بَيْت لَحْم bayt laḥm
Nominative	—	—	بَيْتُ لَحْمِ baytu laḥmi
Accusative	—	—	بَيْتَ لَحْمِ bayta laḥmi
Genitive	—	—	بَيْتِ لَحْمِ bayti laḥmi

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: بيت لحم (bēt laḥam)
• Malay: Baitul Laham, Baitullaham

South Levantine Arabic

Picture dictionary

بيت لحم

فلسطين

صفد

الجليل

عكّا

حيفا

الناصرة

جنين

طولكرم

نابلس

يافا

البحـــــر
المتوسّط

ريحا

البحر
الميّت

رام الله

القدس

بيت لحم

الخليل

غزّة

بئر السبع

النقب

بلاد الشام

بلاد الشام

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beːt.laħm/, [beːtˈlaħm]

• Audio (al-Lidd)

  (file)

Proper noun

بيت لحم • (bēt laḥm) f

1. Bethlehem (a city in the West Bank, Palestine)