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.

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ܐ

AramaicTransliteration IPA English; Modern name
ܐܘܪܗܝʾŪrhāy Edessa
ܐܘܚܕܢܐ ܡܚܘܝܕ݂ܐʾŪḥdānē Mḥūyḏēʾ United States
ܐܘܿܪʾŪr Ur
ܐܘܿܪܘܿܟʼÉreḵ Uruk
ܐܘܪܡܝܐʾŪrmīāʾ Urmia
ܐܘܪܫܠܡʾŪrēšlem Jerusalem
ܐܝܛܠܝܐʾĪṭālyāʾ Italy
ܐܝܛܠܝܐʾĪṭālyāʾ Attalia
ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠʾĪsrāʾēl Israel
ܐܝܩܢܘܢʾĪqānēwān Iconium; Konya
ܐܝܪܝܚܘʾĪrīḥō Jericho
ܐܟܐܝܐʾĀḵāyāʾ Achaea
ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐʾAleksandrīāʾ Alexandria
ܐܠܩܘܫʾAlqōš Alqosh
ܐܡܝܕʾAmīḏ Amida
ܐܣܝܐʾĀsyāʾ Asia
ܐܣܦܢܝܐʾAspanyāʾ Hispania; Spain
ܐܦܣܘܣʾEᵽesōs Ephesus
ܐܪܒܝܐʾAraḇīāʾ Arabia
ܐܪܒܠܐ'Arbelā Arbil
ܐܪܥܕܢʾAra'den Araden
ܐܪܡʾĀrām Aram; Syria
ܐܪܡܘܬܐ'Arm'ūṭā Armota
ܐܪܦܗܐ'Arraphā Kirkuk
ܐܫܘܪʾĀšūr Assur
ܐܬܘܪʾĀṯūr Assyria
ܐܝܪܢ'Īrān Iran
ܐܬܢܘܣʾAṯēnōs Athens
ܐܣܛܗܪʾIsṭahar Istakhr
ܐܣܦܗܢʾIspahān Isfahan

ܒ

AramaicTransliteration IPA English; Modern Name
ܒܒܠBāḇēl Babylon
ܒܓܕܕBaḡdād Baghdad
ܒܝܬ ܕܪ̈ܐBēṯ Dārē Bedare
ܒܝܬ ܠܚܡBēṯ Lḥem Bethlehem
ܒܝܬ ܢܗܪ̈ܝܢBēṯ Nahrīn Beth Nahrain, Mesopotamia
ܒܝܬ ܩܛܖ̈ܝܐBēṯ Qaṭrāyē Qatar
ܒܝܬ ܡܙܘܢܝ̈ܐBēṯ Mazunāyē Oman
ܒܝܬ ܦܖ̈ܣܝܐBēṯ Pārsāyē Fars province
ܒܝܬ ܗܘܙ̈ܝܐBēṯ Hozāyē Khuzistan
ܒܝܬ ܢܘܗܕܪܐBēṯ Nōhadrā Dohuk
ܒܝܬ ܙܒܕܝ̈Bēṯ Zaḇdai Cizre
ܒܝܬ ܙܠܝ̈ܢBēṯ Zālīn Qamishli
ܒܝܬ ܪ̈ܙܝܩܝܐBēṯ Rāzeqāyē Rey
ܒܝܬ ܐܝܠBēṯ 'Ēl Bedial
ܒܝܬ ܥܢܝܐBēṯ ʿAnyāʾ Bethany
ܒܝܬ ܠܦܛBēṯ Lapaṭ Gundeshapur

ܓ

AramaicTransliteration IPA English; Modern Name
ܓܙܪܬܐGāzartā Cizre
ܓܓܘܠܬܐGāḡōltāʾ Golgotha
ܓܕܣܡܢGedsēman Gethsemane
ܓܗܢܐGēhanāʾ Gehenna, Hell
ܓܙܐGazāʾ Gaza
ܓܝܚܘܢGīḥōn Gihon
ܓܠܛܝܐGalaṭīāʾ Galatia
ܓܠܝܠܐGlīlāʾ Galilee
ܓܦܝܦܬܐGᵽīᵽtāʾ Gabbatha

ܕ

AramaicTransliteration IPA English; Modern Name
ܕܩܠܬDeqlaṯ Tigris
ܕܪܒܐDerbēʾ Derbe
ܕܪܡܣܘܩDarmsūq Damascus

ܗ

AramaicTransliteration IPA English; Modern Name
ܗܘܪܡܝܙܕ ܐܪܕܫܝܪHormīzd Ardašīr Ahvaz
ܗܢܕܘHendū India
ܗܢܕܝܐHendīāʾ India

ܙ

AramaicTransliteration IPA English; Modern Name
ܙܒܐZāḇāʾZab; may refer to the Great Zab or the Little Zab
ܙܒܐ ܥܠܝܐZāḇāʾ ʿElāyāʾ Great Zab
ܙܒܐ ܬܚܬܝܐZāḇāʾ Taḥtāyāʾ Little Zab
ܙܡܘܪܢܐZmūrnāʾ Smyrna

ܚ

AramaicTransliteration IPA English; Modern Name
ܚܛܪܐḤaṭrā Hatra
ܚܛܐḤattā Hatta
ܚܒܪܘܢḤeḇrōn Hebron
ܚܩܠ ܕܡܐḤqal Dmāʾ Akeldama

ܛ

AramaicTransliteration IPA English; Modern Name
ܛܗܪܢṬehrān Tehran
ܛܘܪ ܥܒܕܝܢṬūr ʿAḇdīn Tur Abdin
ܛܪܘܐܘܣṬrōaʾōs Troas
ܛܪܣܘܣṬarsōs Tarsus

ܝ

AramaicTransliteration IPA English; Modern Name
ܝܘܢܢYāwnān Greece
ܝܘܢYawān Greece
ܝܗܘܕYēhūḏ Judea
ܝܘܿܪܕܢܵܢYūrdnān Jordan River

ܟܟ

AramaicTransliteration IPA English; Modern Name
ܟܘܫKush Cush; Ethiopia
ܟܢܥܢKnaʿn Canaan
ܟܪܟܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܣܠܘܟKarkhā d-Bēṯ Slōkh Kirkuk
ܟܦܪܢܚܘܡKᵽarnaḥūm Capernaum

ܠ

AramaicTransliteration IPA English; Modern Name
ܠܒܢܢLebnān Lebanon
ܠܘܒܐLūḇēʾ Libya
ܠܘܣܛܪܐLūsṭrāʾ Lystra
ܠܘܩܝܐLūqīāʾ Lycia
ܠܘܩܢܝܐLūqānīāʾ Lycaonia

ܡܡ

AramaicTransliteration IPA English; Modern Name
ܡܕܝܕMeḏyaḏ Midian
ܡܘܣܝܐMūsīāʾ Mysia
ܡܝܠܝܛܘܣMīlīṭōs Miletus
ܡܨܪܝܢMeṣrēn Egypt
ܡܩܕܘܢܝܐMaqeḏwānīāʾ Macedonia
ܡܚܘܙ̈ܐ ܚܕܬܐMāḥōzē Ḥdattā Wēh-Andiok Ḵosrow
ܡܪܕܐMerdā Mardin

ܢܢ

AramaicTransliteration IPA English; Modern Name
ܢܘܗܕܪܐNūhadrāʾ Dahuk
ܢܝܠܘܣNīlōs Nile
ܢܡܪܘܕNāmrūd Nimrud
ܢܝܢܘܐNīnwēʾ Nineveh
ܢܨܝܒܝܢNṣīḇīn Nisibis
ܢܨܪܬNāṣraṯ Nazareth

ܣ

AramaicTransliteration IPA English; Modern Name
ܣܠܝܩSalīq Seleucia-on-Tigris
ܣܕܘܡSḏūm Sodom
ܣܘܪܝܐSūrīāʾ Syria
ܣܪܘܓSrūḡʾ Suruç
ܣܝܢܐSīnāʾ China
ܣܝܢܝSīnay Sinai
ܣܠܡܢܐSalamēnēʾ Salamis

ܥ

AramaicTransliteration IPA English; Modern Name
ܥܕܢʿḎen Eden
ܥܡܘܪܐʿĀmōrāʾ Gomorrah

ܦ

AramaicTransliteration IPA English; Modern Name
ܦܪܬPrāṯ Euphrates
ܦܪܬ ܕܡܝܫܢPrāṯ d-Maišān Basra
ܦܪܣPārs Persia
ܦܘܢܝܩܐPūnīqēʾ Phoenicia
ܦܝܠܕܠܦܝܐⱣīlaḏelᵽīāʾ Philadelphia
ܦܝܣܝܕܝܐPīsīḏīāʾ Pisidia
ܦܡܦܘܠܝܐPamᵽūlīāʾ Pamphylia
ܦܢܛܘܣPānṭōs Pontus
ܦܪܓܐPerḡēʾ Perga
ܦܪܘܓܝܐⱣrūḡīāʾ Phrygia

ܨ

AramaicTransliteration IPA English; Modern Name
ܨܗܝܘܢṢehyōn Zion
ܨܘܒܐṢawbāʾ Nisibis
ܨܘܪṢūr Tyre
ܨܝܕܢṢaydān Sidon
ܨܪܦܬṢarpaṯ Sarepta

ܩ

AramaicTransliteration IPA English; Modern Name
ܩܛܝܣܦܘܢQṭēspōn Ctesiphon
ܩܘܦܪܘܣQūprōs Cyprus
ܩܘܪܝܢܐQūrīnēʾ Cyrene
ܩܘܪܝܢܬܘܣQōrīnṯōs Corinth
ܩܛܢܐQāṭnēʾ Cana
ܩܝܠܝܩܝܐQīlīqīāʾ Cilicia
ܩܦܕܘܩܝܐQapaḏōqīāʾ Cappadocia
ܩܪܛܐQrēṭēʾ Crete

ܪ

AramaicTransliteration IPA English; Modern Name
ܪܗܘܡܐRōmēʾ Rome
ܪܘܕܘܣRōḏōs Rhodes
ܪܡܬܐRāmṯāʾ Arimathaea

ܫ

AramaicTransliteration IPA English; Modern Name
ܫܘܫܬܪܝܢŠūšṭrīn Shushtar
ܫܘܫŠūš Susa
ܫܝܘܠŠyūl Sheol
ܫܡܝܐŠmayāʾ Heaven
ܫܡܪܝܢŠāmrīn Samaria

ܬ

AramaicTransliteration IPA English; Modern Name
ܬܕܡܘܪTaḏmūr Palmyra
ܬܠ ܙܩܝܦܐTel Zqīpā Tesqopa
ܬܠ ܟܐܦܐTel Kēpēʾ Tel Keppe
ܬܣܠܘܢܝܩܐṮesalōnīqēʾ Thessalonica
ܬܐܘܛܝܪܐṮeʾwāṭērāʾ Thyatira