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библия

/[ˈbiblijɐ]/
Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    Bible (the sacred texts of the Christians)
  2. 2.
    bible (comprehensive manual)

Synonyms & related words

Related words (2)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin biblia or directly from Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblía, “books”), ultimately from βίβλος (bíblos, “book”), a variant of βύβλος (búblos, “papyrus”). The word is derived from the name of the Phoenician city Byblos, which was known for exporting papyri in ancient times.

Forms

  • би́блияcanonical • feminine
  • bíblijaromanization
  • би́блияindefinite • singular
  • би́блииindefinite • plural
  • би́блиятаdefinite • singular
  • би́блиитеdefinite • plural

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