Ἄβιλα
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ʾabal- (“verdant growth”), compare Hebrew אָבֵל (ʾāḇēl, “meadow”) and Arabic أَبَلَ (ʔabala, “to grow green”).
Pronunciation
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈa.bi.la/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈa.βi.la/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈa.vi.la/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈa.vi.la/
Inflection
Derived terms
- Ἀβιληνή (Abilēnḗ)
Descendants
- Latin: Abila
References
- Ἄβιλα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
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