A Short Vocabulary of Phoenician

After

rxa

Daughter

tb

bt

All

lk

kl

Day

my

ym

Altar

xbzm

mzb

Die

tm

mt;

And

w;

ako

sk

Dig

ark

kr

Animal

tyx

yt

Do

lep

pl

Army

tnxm

mnt

Dog

blk

klb

Arrow

ux

Door

ld

dl

Bad

er

Dry

brx

rb drying shed

Be

nwk

kwn

Earth

ura

Beard

nqz

zqn

Eat

lka

kl

Because

Eight

nmv

mn

Belly

njb

bn

Eternity

mle

lm tomb, eternity

Bird

tpe

pt;

Fall

lpn

npl fallen adj.

rpu

pr

Fat (grease) blx

Bless

krb

brk

Bone

mue

m;

Bow

tvq

Boy
Bread

lb;

trbt

tbrt

Father

ba

qt

Fear (verb)

etv

ren

nr

Field

ydv

dy

tlx

lt bread (for sacrifice);

Fire

yra

ry;

mxl

lm

va

Break

yxd

dy

Five

vmx

Brother

xa

Foot

mep

pm

Burn

yra

ry

Four

ebra

rb

City

re

Freeze

vrq

qr

Come

eta

t;

Fruit

rp

pr

ab

Gather

pva

sp;

dry

yrd

yra

ry

Count

ynm

mny

nty

ytn;

Cut (verb)

okn

nks

ntn

ntn

Darkness

kvx

k underworld

la

Give
God

Goddess

tla

lt

Gold

urx

Good

men

nm

Grass

truxm mrt

Guard (verb) run

Long
Man (male)

nr;

kra

rk;

ewrom

msrw

mda

dm man(kind);

va

rbg

gbr

ygv

gy;

br

rb

rmv

mr

Hand

dy

yd

He

ah

Master

nda

dn

Head

var

Meat (flesh) rvb

br;

Hear

emv

Heart

bl

lb

Heavy

lqv

Here

Many

rav

Milk

blx

lb

ql weigher

Moon

xry

yr

knh

hnk;

Mother

ma

ak

Mountain

rh

hr

Hit

mlh

hlm

Mouth

Hold (take)

xql

lq;

Name

mv

tbu

bt

Near

wg

gw;

Honey

tpn

npt

tktm

mtkt midst

Horn

nrq

qrn

tkt

tkt midst

Horse

oo

ss

New

vdx

House

tb

bt

Night

ll

ll

Husband

leb

bl citizen, husband

Nine

evt

kna

nk

Not

ya

y;

If

la

l;

la

ma

lb

bl

In

Olive

tyz

zyt

Island

ya

One

dxa

d;

King

klm

mlk

txa

Know

edy

yd

aup

p;

Lamb

rma

mr

xtp

pt

Lie (recline) bkv

kb

Orphan

mty

ytm

wy

Ox

pla

lp

Live

ywx

Open

Palace

lkh

hkl

Shield

ngm

mgn

Pasture

rk

kr

Silver

pvk

ksp

People

vpn

np

Sing

rv

Poor

ld

dl

Sister

txa

Pour

kon

nsk

Sit

bvy

yb

Priest

nhk

khn;

Six

vv

rmk

kmr

Skin

re

Pure

akz

zk

Sky

mmv

mm

Put

mv

m set up;

Sleep

tv

tv

Small

njq

qn

Queen

tklm

mlkt

Son

nb

bn;

Ram

lby

ybl

rb

br

Right (correct) qdu

dq

Stab (pierce) llx

ll

krd

drk;

Star

bkk

kkb

ux

Stick

anq

qn stalk

klan

nlk

Stone

nba

bn

Robe

ntk

ktn linen

Straight

rvy

yr upright

Roof

gg

gg;

Strong

zo

tnpom mspnt

Sun

sms

vrv

Temple

nwem

mwn

qrb

Ten

roe

sr;

trve

rt

Road

Root

Sacrifice (verb) brq

Salt

xlm

ml

Say

rma

mr;

Tent

lha

hl

apu

p seer

There

mv

Sea

my

ym

They

tmh

hmt

See

xzy

zy;

Thin

qqd

dqq

Seed

erz

zr offspring;

Thing

rbd

dbr

xmu

Think

bvx

vqb

bq;

This

va

yev

z;

Send

xlv

nz

zn

Servant

dbe

bd

vlv

Seven

ebv

Seek

Three

Throne

avk

ks

White

nbl

lbn

Tie

dga

gd;

Who

ym

my

rva

sr

Wide

bxr

rb widen

l;

Widow

tmla

lmt

ta

Wife

tva

Tree

ue

wood

Wind

xr

r wind, spirit

Tunic

ntk

ktn linen

Window

tzxm

mzt

Two

mnv

nm

Wine

rmx

mr;

Valley

qme

mq

vrt

tr

Voice

lq

ql

Wisdom

tmkx

kmt

Walk

klh

hlk

With

nlda

dln;

Wall

rgx

gr;

ta

ux

rey

yr;

rq

qr;

ue

rbd

dbr;

lm

ml

To

trmv mrt

Wood
Word

Want

rvxm

msr

Wash

vbk

kbs

Year

tv

We

nxna

nn

You (pl.)

nxna

nn

What

am

You (sg.)

ta

When

mk

km

Sources:
A Comparative Semetic Lexicon of the Phoenician & Punic Languages, by Richard S. Tompack.
(Scholars Press:Missoula, Montana. 1978).
A Grammar of the Phoenician Language, by Zellig S. Harris. (American Oriental Society: New
Haven Connecticut. 1936).