Bibl'ye

Norman

Etymology

From Medieval Latin biblia (“book”) (reinterpreted as a feminine from earlier Latin neuter plural biblia (“books”)), from Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblía, “books”), plural of βιβλίον (biblíon, “small book”), originally a diminutive of βίβλος (bíblos, “book”), from βύβλος (búblos, “papyrus”), from Βύβλος (Búblos), the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported this writing material, from Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋 (gbl /⁠Gebal⁠/).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Bibl'ye f

1. (Jersey, Christianity) Bible