Hazmiyeh

Coordinates: 33°51′04″N 35°32′29″E / 33.85111°N 35.54139°E Hazmiyeh (also Romanized as Hazmiyé, Hazmie, Hasmiyeh, Al Ḩāzimīyah, and El Hâzmîyé) is a town in Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon, and a suburb of Beirut, part of Greater Beirut.

Name

According to Anis Fraiha in his book "Names of Lebanese cities and villages", the name Hazmieh has Aramaic roots from two words: "Haza" which translates to "watch", "monitor" or "observe" and "Mayya" which translates to "water" which he speculates it refers to a guardian of water.^[1] Less credited resources attributed the name to other sources:^[2]

• The words Hazmieh comes from the Arabic root "Hazm" (حزم) which means corral for the place was the meeting point for the caravans heading to the mountains.
• It refers to an unknown Prince called Hazem (حازم)
• It has Syriac roots from the two words: "Haza" meaning deep, and "Mayya" meaning water for the place collects springs waters in it vicinity.

References

• Hazmiyeh at GEOnet Names Server

1. Fraiha, A. "معجم أسماء قرى ومدن لبنان وتفسير معانيه، دراسة لغوية" (The dictionary of the names of Lebanese cities and Villages and their meaning. Linguistic study. In Arabic). Beirut: Librarie Du Liban. 6th Edition. p.51.
2. The official web site for the Municipality of Hazmieh. Accessed on 30 Nov 2014