Beirut

== English == === Alternative forms === (city): Beyrout (dated) === Etymology === From Ottoman Turkish بیروت (beyrût), from Arabic بَيْرُوت (bayrūt), ultimately from Phoenician 𐤁𐤓𐤕 (brt /⁠bērūt⁠/), from Proto-West Semitic *biʾrāt- (“wells”). Doublet of Berytus and Beeroth. === Pronunciation === enPR: bā-ro͞otʹ, IPA(key): /beɪˈɹuːt/ Hyphenation: Bei‧rut Rhymes: -uːt === Proper noun === Beirut The capital and largest city of Lebanon. The drinking game of beer pong. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === Iturbe, biuret, Uberti == Danish == === Proper noun === Beirut Beirut (the capital city of Lebanon) == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baɪ̯ˈʁuːt/, /ˈbaɪ̯ʁuːt/, (both also) /bɛɪ̯-/ === Proper noun === Beirut n (proper noun, genitive Beiruts or (optionally with an article) Beirut) Beirut (the capital city of Lebanon) ==== See also ==== Bayreuth (not to be confused) == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /beiˈɾut/ [bei̯ˈɾut̪] Rhymes: -ut Syllabification: Bei‧rut === Proper noun === Beirut ? Beirut (the capital city of Lebanon) == Swedish == === Proper noun === Beirut n (genitive Beiruts) Beirut (the capital city of Lebanon)