Hannibal

/ˈhænɪbəl/ noun

Definition

A famous Carthaginian general (247-183 BCE) who led forces against Rome during the Punic Wars and is remembered as one of history's greatest military strategists.

Etymology

From Punic/Phoenician origin, the name possibly means 'grace of Baal' (Baal being a Carthaginian deity). The name entered English through Latin and Greek sources that documented the ancient general's exploits.

Kelly Says

Hannibal famously marched war elephants across the Alps to surprise Rome—these weren't the giant elephants we know today but were smaller North African elephants that he used as tanks, and they terrified the Romans who had never seen them before.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሃንኒባል
han-ni-bal
ARالعربية
حنّيبعل
han-ni-ba-al
BNবাংলা
হানিবাল
hani-bal
CACatalà
Hannibal
han-ni-bal
CSČeština
Hanibal
han-i-bal
DADansk
Hannibal
han-ni-bal
DEDeutsch
Hannibal
han-ni-bal
ELΕλληνικά
Χάννιβαλ
han-ni-val
ESEspañol
Aníbal
ahn-EE-bal
FAفارسی
هانیبال
ha-ni-baal
FISuomi
Hannibal
han-ni-bal
FRFrançais
Hannibal
an-i-bal
GUGU
હાનિબલ
ha-ni-bal
HAHA
Hannibal
han-ni-bal
HEעברית
הַנְנִיבָל
han-ni-val
HIहिन्दी
हनीबल
hani-bal
HUMagyar
Hannibal
han-ni-bal
IDBahasa Indonesia
Hannibal
han-ni-bal
IGIG
Hannibal
han-ni-bal
ITItaliano
Annibale
an-nee-ba-le
JA日本語
ハンニバル
hannibaru
KKKK
Ханнибал
han-ni-bal
KMKM
ហានីបាល
ha-ni-baal
KO한국어
한니발
hannibal
MRMR
हॅनिबॅल
ha-ni-baal
MSBahasa Melayu
Hannibal
han-ni-bal
MYမြန်မာ
ဟန်နီဘယ်
han-ni-bay
NLNederlands
Hannibal
han-ni-bal
NONorsk
Hannibal
han-ni-bal
PAPA
ਹੈਨੀਬਲ
ha-ni-bal
PLPolski
Hannibal
han-ni-bal
PTPortuguês
Aníbal
a-nee-bal
RORomână
Hanibal
han-i-bal
RUРусский
Ганнибал
gan-ni-bal
SVSvenska
Hannibal
han-ni-bal
SWKiswahili
Hannibal
han-ni-bal
TAதமிழ்
ஹானிபால்
ha-ni-paal
TEతెలుగు
హానీబాల్
ha-nee-baal
THไทย
ฮันนิบาล
han-ni-bal
TLTL
Hannibal
han-ni-bal
TRTürkçe
Hannibal
han-ni-bal
UKУкраїнська
Ганнібал
gan-ni-bal
URاردو
حنّيبعل
han-ni-ba-al
VITiếng Việt
Hannibal
han-ni-bal
YOYO
Hannibal
han-ni-bal
ZH中文
汉尼拔
hàn ní bā
ZUZU
Hannibal
han-ni-bal

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