𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋

Punic

Etymology

Carthaginian compound name containing the elements 𐤇𐤍𐤉 (ḥny /⁠ḥannī⁠/, “may he grace me”) +‎ 𐤁𐤏𐤋 (bʿl /⁠baʿl⁠/, “lord”), literally "May the Lord (Baal) grace me." The first element is akin to Biblical Hebrew חַנָּה (ḥannā, “grace”).

Pronunciation

(6^th BCE Punic): IPA^(key): /ħanˈniːbaʕl/

(2^th BCE Late Punic): IPA^(key): /ħanˈniːbaʕl/

(2^th CE Neo-Punic): IPA^(key): /anˈniːbal/

Proper noun

𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋 (ḥnbʿl /ḥannībaʿl/) m

a male given name from Carthage, most notably borne by general Hannibal Barca

Descendants

→ Arabic: حَنَّبَعْل (ḥannabaʕl)
→ Ancient Greek: Ἀννίβᾱς (Anníbās)
- Greek: Αννίβας (Annívas)
→ Latin: Hannibal
- English: Hannibal
- Italian: Annibale
- Portuguese: Aníbal
- Spanish: Aníbal

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