List of Aramaic place names
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This is a list of Aramaic place names; list of the names of places as they exist in the Aramaic language.
Names
[edit]ܐ
[edit]Aramaic | Transliteration | IPA | English; Modern name |
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ܐܘܪܗܝ | ʾŪrhāy | Edessa | |
ܐܘܿܪ | ʾŪr | Ur | |
ܐܘܿܪܘܿܟ | ʼÉreḵ | Uruk | |
ܐܘܪܡܝܐ | ʾŪrmīāʾ | Urmia | |
ܐܘܪܫܠܡ | ʾŪrēšlem | Jerusalem | |
ܐܝܛܠܝܐ | ʾĪṭālyāʾ | Italy | |
ܐܝܛܠܝܐ | ʾĪṭālyāʾ | Attalia | |
ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ | ʾĪsrāʾēl | Israel | |
ܐܝܩܢܘܢ | ʾĪqānēwān | Iconium; Konya | |
ܐܝܪܝܚܘ | ʾĪrīḥō | Jericho | |
ܐܟܐܝܐ | ʾĀḵāyāʾ | Achaea | |
ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ | ʾAleksandrīāʾ | Alexandria | |
ܐܠܩܘܫ | ʾAlqōš | Alqosh | |
ܐܡܝܕ | ʾAmīḏ | Amida | |
ܐܣܝܐ | ʾĀsyāʾ | Asia | |
ܐܣܦܢܝܐ | ʾAspanyāʾ | Hispania; Spain | |
ܐܦܣܘܣ | ʾEᵽesōs | Ephesus | |
ܐܪܒܝܐ | ʾAraḇīāʾ | Arabia | |
ܐܪܒܠܐ | 'Arbelā | Arbil | |
ܐܪܥܕܢ | ʾAra'den | Araden | |
ܐܪܡ | ʾĀrām | Aram; Syria | |
ܐܪܡܘܬܐ | 'Arm'ūṭā | Armota | |
ܐܪܦܗܐ | 'Arraphā | Kirkuk | |
ܐܫܘܪ | ʾĀšūr | Assur | |
ܐܬܘܪ | ʾĀṯūr | Assyria | |
ܐܝܪܢ | 'Īrān | Iran | |
ܐܬܢܘܣ | ʾAṯēnōs | Athens | |
ܐܣܛܗܪ | ʾIsṭahar | Istakhr | |
ܐܣܦܗܢ | ʾIspahān | Isfahan |
ܒ
[edit]Aramaic | Transliteration | IPA | English; Modern Name |
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ܒܒܠ | Bāḇēl | Babylon | |
ܒܓܕܕ | Baḡdād | Baghdad | |
ܒܝܬ ܕܪ̈ܐ | Bēṯ Dārē | Bedare | |
ܒܝܬ ܠܚܡ | Bēṯ Lḥem | Bethlehem | |
ܒܝܬ ܢܗܪ̈ܝܢ | Bēṯ Nahrīn | Beth Nahrain, Mesopotamia | |
ܒܝܬ ܩܛܖ̈ܝܐ | Bēṯ Qaṭrāyē | Qatar | |
ܒܝܬ ܡܙܘܢܝ̈ܐ | Bēṯ Mazunāyē | Oman | |
ܒܝܬ ܦܖ̈ܣܝܐ | Bēṯ Pārsāyē | Fars Province | |
ܒܝܬ ܗܘܙ̈ܝܐ | Bēṯ Hozāyē | Khuzistan | |
ܒܝܬ ܢܘܗܕܪܐ | Bēṯ Nōhadrā | Dohuk | |
ܒܝܬ ܙܒܕܝ̈ | Bēṯ Zaḇdai | Cizre | |
ܒܝܬ ܙܠܝ̈ܢ | Bēṯ Zālīn | Qamishli | |
ܒܝܬ ܪ̈ܙܝܩܝܐ | Bēṯ Rāzeqāyē | Rey | |
ܒܝܬ ܐܝܠ | Bēṯ 'Ēl | Bedial | |
ܒܝܬ ܥܢܝܐ | Bēṯ ʿAnyāʾ | Bethany | |
ܒܝܬ ܠܦܛ | Bēṯ Lapaṭ | Gundeshapur |
ܓ
[edit]Aramaic | Transliteration | IPA | English; Modern Name |
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ܓܙܪܬܐ | Gāzartā | Cizre | |
ܓܓܘܠܬܐ | Gāḡōltāʾ | Golgotha | |
ܓܕܣܡܢ | Gedsēman | Gethsemane | |
ܓܗܢܐ | Gēhanāʾ | Gehenna, Hell | |
ܓܙܐ | Gazāʾ | Gaza | |
ܓܝܚܘܢ | Gīḥōn | Gihon | |
ܓܠܛܝܐ | Galaṭīāʾ | Galatia | |
ܓܠܝܠܐ | Glīlāʾ | Galilee | |
ܓܦܝܦܬܐ | Gᵽīᵽtāʾ | Gabbatha |
ܕ
[edit]Aramaic | Transliteration | IPA | English; Modern Name |
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ܕܩܠܬ | Deqlaṯ | Tigris | |
ܕܪܒܐ | Derbēʾ | Derbe | |
ܕܪܡܣܘܩ | Darmsūq | Damascus |
ܗ
[edit]Aramaic | Transliteration | IPA | English; Modern Name |
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ܗܘܪܡܝܙܕ ܐܪܕܫܝܪ | Hormīzd Ardašīr | Ahvaz | |
ܗܢܕܘ | Hendū | India | |
ܗܢܕܝܐ | Hendīāʾ | India |
ܙ
[edit]Aramaic | Transliteration | IPA | English; Modern Name |
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ܙܒܐ | Zāḇāʾ | Zab; may refer to the Great Zab or the Little Zab | |
ܙܒܐ ܥܠܝܐ | Zāḇāʾ ʿElāyāʾ | Great Zab | |
ܙܒܐ ܬܚܬܝܐ | Zāḇāʾ Taḥtāyāʾ | Little Zab | |
ܙܡܘܪܢܐ | Zmūrnāʾ | Smyrna |
ܚ
[edit]Aramaic | Transliteration | IPA | English; Modern Name |
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ܚܛܪܐ | Ḥaṭrā | Hatra | |
ܚܛܐ | Ḥattā | Hatta | |
ܚܒܪܘܢ | Ḥeḇrōn | Hebron | |
ܚܩܠ ܕܡܐ | Ḥqal Dmāʾ | Akeldama |
ܛ
[edit]Aramaic | Transliteration | IPA | English; Modern Name |
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ܛܗܪܢ | Ṭehrān | Tehran | |
ܛܘܪ ܥܒܕܝܢ | Ṭūr ʿAḇdīn | Tur Abdin | |
ܛܪܘܐܘܣ | Ṭrōaʾōs | Troas | |
ܛܪܣܘܣ | Ṭarsōs | Tarsus |
ܝ
[edit]Aramaic | Transliteration | IPA | English; Modern Name |
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ܝܘܢܢ | Yāwnān | Greece | |
ܝܘܢ | Yawān | Greece | |
ܝܗܘܕ | Yēhūḏ | Judea | |
ܝܘܿܪܕܢܵܢ | Yūrdnān | Jordan River |
ܟܟ
[edit]Aramaic | Transliteration | IPA | English; Modern Name |
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ܟܘܫ | Kush | Cush; Ethiopia | |
ܟܢܥܢ | Knaʿn | Canaan | |
ܟܪܟܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܣܠܘܟ | Karkhā d-Bēṯ Slōkh | Kirkuk | |
ܟܦܪܢܚܘܡ | Kᵽarnaḥūm | Capernaum |
ܠ
[edit]Aramaic | Transliteration | IPA | English; Modern Name |
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ܠܒܢܢ | Lebnān | Lebanon | |
ܠܘܒܐ | Lūḇēʾ | Libya | |
ܠܘܣܛܪܐ | Lūsṭrāʾ | Lystra | |
ܠܘܩܝܐ | Lūqīāʾ | Lycia | |
ܠܘܩܢܝܐ | Lūqānīāʾ | Lycaonia |
ܡܡ
[edit]Aramaic | Transliteration | IPA | English; Modern Name |
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ܡܕܝܕ | Meḏyaḏ | Midian | |
ܡܘܣܝܐ | Mūsīāʾ | Mysia | |
ܡܝܠܝܛܘܣ | Mīlīṭōs | Miletus | |
ܡܨܪܝܢ | Meṣrēn | Egypt | |
ܡܩܕܘܢܝܐ | Maqeḏwānīāʾ | Macedonia | |
ܡܚܘܙ̈ܐ ܚܕܬܐ | Māḥōzē Ḥdattā | Wēh-Andiok Ḵosrow | |
ܡܪܕܐ | Merdā | Mardin |
ܢܢ
[edit]Aramaic | Transliteration | IPA | English; Modern Name |
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ܢܘܗܕܪܐ | Nūhadrāʾ | Dahuk | |
ܢܝܠܘܣ | Nīlōs | Nile | |
ܢܡܪܘܕ | Nāmrūd | Nimrud | |
ܢܝܢܘܐ | Nīnwēʾ | Nineveh | |
ܢܨܝܒܝܢ | Nṣīḇīn | Nisibis | |
ܢܨܪܬ | Nāṣraṯ | Nazareth |
ܣ
[edit]Aramaic | Transliteration | IPA | English; Modern Name |
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ܣܠܝܩ | Salīq | Seleucia-on-Tigris | |
ܣܕܘܡ | Sḏūm | Sodom | |
ܣܘܪܝܐ | Sūrīāʾ | Syria | |
ܣܪܘܓ | Srūḡʾ | Suruç | |
ܣܝܢܐ | Sīnāʾ | China | |
ܣܝܢܝ | Sīnay | Sinai | |
ܣܠܡܢܐ | Salamēnēʾ | Salamis |
ܥ
[edit]Aramaic | Transliteration | IPA | English; Modern Name |
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ܥܕܢ | ʿḎen | Eden | |
ܥܡܘܪܐ | ʿĀmōrāʾ | Gomorrah |
ܦ
[edit]Aramaic | Transliteration | IPA | English; Modern Name |
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ܦܪܬ | Prāṯ | Euphrates | |
ܦܪܬ ܕܡܝܫܢ | Prāṯ d-Maišān | Basra | |
ܦܪܣ | Pārs | Persia | |
ܦܘܢܝܩܐ | Pūnīqēʾ | Phoenicia | |
ܦܝܠܕܠܦܝܐ | Ᵽīlaḏelᵽīāʾ | Philadelphia | |
ܦܝܣܝܕܝܐ | Pīsīḏīāʾ | Pisidia | |
ܦܡܦܘܠܝܐ | Pamᵽūlīāʾ | Pamphylia | |
ܦܢܛܘܣ | Pānṭōs | Pontus | |
ܦܪܓܐ | Perḡēʾ | Perga | |
ܦܪܘܓܝܐ | Ᵽrūḡīāʾ | Phrygia |
ܨ
[edit]Aramaic | Transliteration | IPA | English; Modern Name |
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ܨܗܝܘܢ | Ṣehyōn | Zion | |
ܨܘܒܐ | Ṣawbāʾ | Nisibis | |
ܨܘܪ | Ṣūr | Tyre | |
ܨܝܕܢ | Ṣaydān | Sidon | |
ܨܪܦܬ | Ṣarpaṯ | Sarepta |
ܩ
[edit]Aramaic | Transliteration | IPA | English; Modern Name |
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ܩܛܝܣܦܘܢ | Qṭēspōn | Ctesiphon | |
ܩܘܦܪܘܣ | Qūprōs | Cyprus | |
ܩܘܪܝܢܐ | Qūrīnēʾ | Cyrene | |
ܩܘܪܝܢܬܘܣ | Qōrīnṯōs | Corinth | |
ܩܛܢܐ | Qāṭnēʾ | Cana | |
ܩܝܠܝܩܝܐ | Qīlīqīāʾ | Cilicia | |
ܩܦܕܘܩܝܐ | Qapaḏōqīāʾ | Cappadocia | |
ܩܪܛܐ | Qrēṭēʾ | Crete |
ܪ
[edit]Aramaic | Transliteration | IPA | English; Modern Name |
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ܪܗܘܡܐ | Rōmēʾ | Rome | |
ܪܘܕܘܣ | Rōḏōs | Rhodes | |
ܪܡܬܐ | Rāmṯāʾ | Arimathaea |
ܫ
[edit]Aramaic | Transliteration | IPA | English; Modern Name |
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ܫܘܫܬܪܝܢ | Šūšṭrīn | Shushtar | |
ܫܘܫ | Šūš | Susa | |
ܫܝܘܠ | Šyūl | Sheol | |
ܫܡܝܐ | Šmayāʾ | Heaven | |
ܫܡܪܝܢ | Šāmrīn | Samaria |
ܬ
[edit]Aramaic | Transliteration | IPA | English; Modern Name |
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ܬܕܡܘܪ | Taḏmūr | Palmyra | |
ܬܠ ܙܩܝܦܐ | Tel Zqīpā | Tesqopa | |
ܬܠ ܟܐܦܐ | Tel Kēpēʾ | Tel Keppe | |
ܬܣܠܘܢܝܩܐ | Ṯesalōnīqēʾ | Thessalonica | |
ܬܐܘܛܝܪܐ | Ṯeʾwāṭērāʾ | Thyatira |