Introduction

Beirut in my thoughts today.

Beirut, "memory", "epicenter"

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• Semitic *biʔr- well, spring

  • Central Semitic

    • Arabic

      • Classical Arabic بِئْر biʾr well, spring

        • Classical Arabic بُؤْرَة buʾra focus, epicenter
      • Egyptian Arabic بير bīr well, shaft, manhole
      • Maghrebi Arabic

        • Maltese bir well
      • Peninsular Arabic

        • Hijazi Arabic بير bīr well

          • Hijazi Arabic بيارة bayyāra manhole
      • Kurdish bîr well, memory
    • Northwest Semitic

      • Aramaic 𐡁𐡀𐡓𐡀 bəʾērā well, pit
      • Canaanite

        • Hebrew בְּאֵר bəʾēr well
        • Canaanite *biʔrāt wells plural

          • Hebrew בארות Bəʼērōt

            • Classical Greek Βηρῠτός Bērutós

              • Greek Βηρυτός Virytós
              • Latin Bērȳtus

                • English Berytus
            • Classical Greek Βηρωθ Bēroth

              • English Beeroth
          • Phoenician 𐤁𐤓𐤕 BRT

            • Arabic بَيْرُوت bayrūt

              • English Beirut
            • Egyptian 𓊸𓅡𓇋𓃭𓏏𓅱 bȝ(j)rtw
      • Ugaritic 𐎁𐎛𐎗 bỉr well
  • East Semitic

    • Akkadian 𒁍𒌨𒋾 bīrtu well

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Collected English words

Berytus, Beeroth, Beirut