библия
/[ˈbiblijɐ]/
Bulgariannoun
Definitions
- 1.Bible (the sacred texts of the Christians)
- 2.bible (comprehensive manual)
Synonyms & related words
Related words (2)
- библиотека
- библейски
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