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

ܐ

Aramaic	Transliteration	IPA	English; Modern Name
ܐܘܪܗܝ	ʾŪrhāy		Edessa; Şanlıurfa
ܐܘܪܡܝܐ	ʾŪrmīāʾ		Urmia
ܐܘܪܫܠܡ	ʾŪrēšlem		Jerusalem
ܐܝܛܠܝܐ	ʾĪṭālyāʾ		Italy
ܐܝܛܠܝܐ	ʾĪṭālyāʾ		Attalia
ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ	ʾĪsrāʾēyl		Israel
ܐܝܩܢܘܢ	ʾĪqānēwān		Iconium; Konya
ܐܝܪܝܚܘ	ʾĪrīḥō		Jericho
ܐܟܐܝܐ	ʾĀḵāyāʾ		Achaea
ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ	ʾAleksandrīāʾ		Alexandria
ܐܠܩܘܫ	ʾAlqōš		Alqosh
ܐܡܝܕ	ʾAmīḏ		Amida; Diyarbakır
ܐܣܝܐ	ʾĀsyāʾ		Asia
ܐܣܦܢܝܐ	ʾAspanyāʾ		Hispania; Spain
ܐܦܣܘܣ	ʾEᵽesōs		Ephesus
ܐܪܒܝܐ	ʾAraḇīāʾ		Arabia
ܐܪܒܠܐ	ar-bela		Arbil
ܐܪܕܢ	ʾArāden		Araden
ܐܪܡ	ʾĀrām		Aram; Syria
ܐܪܡܘܬܐ	ar-mota		Armota
ܐܪܦܗܐ	arap-ha (Arrapakha)		Kirkuk
ܐܫܘܪ	ʾĀšūr		Assur
ܐܬܘܪ	ʾĀṯūr		Assyria
ܐܬܢܘܣ	ʾAṯēnōs		Athens

ܒ

Aramaic	Transliteration	IPA	English; Modern Name
ܒܒܠ	Bāḇēl		Babylon
ܒܓܕܐܕ	Baḡdād		Baghdad
ܒܝܬ ܠܚܡ	Bēṯ Lḥem		Bethlehem
ܒܝܬ ܢܗܪ̈ܝܢ	Bēṯ Nahrīn		Beth Nahrain, Mesopotamia
ܒܝܬ ܥܢܝܐ	Bēṯ ʿAnyāʾ		Bethany

ܓ

Aramaic	Transliteration	IPA	English; Modern Name
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

Aramaic	Transliteration	IPA	English; Modern Name
ܕܩܠܬ	Deqlaṯ		Tigris
ܕܪܒܐ	Derbēʾ		Derbe
ܕܪܡܣܘܩ	Darmsūq		Damascus

ܗ

Aramaic	Transliteration	IPA	English; Modern Name
ܗܢܕܘ	Hendū		India
ܗܢܕܝܐ	Hendīāʾ		India

ܙ

Aramaic	Transliteration	IPA	English; Modern Name
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

Aramaic	Transliteration	IPA	English; Modern Name
ܚܒܪܘܢ	Ḥeḇrōn		Hebron
ܚܩܠ ܕܡܐ	Ḥqal Dmāʾ		Akeldama

ܛ

Aramaic	Transliteration	IPA	English; Modern Name
ܛܗܪܢ	Ṭehrān		Tehran
ܛܘܪ ܥܒܕܝܢ	Ṭūr ʿAḇdīn		Tur Abdin
ܛܪܘܐܘܣ	Ṭrōaʾōs		Troas
ܛܪܣܘܣ	Ṭarsōs		Tarsus

ܝ

Aramaic	Transliteration	IPA	English; Modern Name
ܝܗܘܕ	Yēhūḏ		Judea
ܝܘܢ	Yawān		Greece
ܐܘܪܡܝܐ	Yūrdnān		Jordan River

ܟܟ

Aramaic	Transliteration	IPA	English; Modern Name
ܟܢܥܢ	Knaʿn		Cush; Ethiopia
ܟܢܥܢ	Knaʿn		Canaan
ܟܦܪܢܚܘܡ	Kᵽarnaḥūm		Capernaum

ܠ

Aramaic	Transliteration	IPA	English; Modern Name
ܠܘܒܐ	Lūḇēʾ		Libya
ܠܘܣܛܪܐ	Lūsṭrāʾ		Lystra
ܠܘܩܝܐ	Lūqīāʾ		Lycia
ܠܘܩܢܝܐ	Lūqānīāʾ		Lycaonia

ܡܡ

Aramaic	Transliteration	IPA	English; Modern Name
ܡܕܝܢ	Meḏyan		Midian
ܡܘܣܝܐ	Mūsīāʾ		Mysia
ܡܝܠܝܛܘܣ	Mīlīṭōs		Miletus
ܡܨܪܝܢ	Meṣrēn		Egypt
ܡܩܕܘܢܝܐ	Maqeḏwānīāʾ		Macedonia
ܡܪܕܝܢ	Merdīn		Mardin

ܢܢ

Aramaic	Transliteration	IPA	English; Modern Name
ܢܘܗܕܪܐ	Nōhaḏrāʾ		Dahuk
ܢܝܠܘܣ	Nīlōs		Nile
ܢܝܢܘܐ	Nīnwēʾ		Nineveh
ܢܨܝܒܝܢ	Nṣīḇīn		Nisibis
ܢܨܪܬ	Nāṣraṯ		Nazareth

ܣ

Aramaic	Transliteration	IPA	English; Modern Name
ܣܕܘܡ	Sḏūm		Sodom
ܣܘܪܝܐ	Sūrīāʾ		Syria
ܣܝܢܐ	Sīnāʾ		China
ܣܝܢܝ	Sīnay		Sinai
ܣܠܡܢܐ	Salamēnēʾ		Salamis

ܥ

Aramaic	Transliteration	IPA	English; Modern Name
ܥܕܢ	ʿḎen		Eden
ܥܡܘܪܐ	ʿĀmōrāʾ		Gomorrah

ܦ

Aramaic	Transliteration	IPA	English; Modern Name
ܦܘܢܝܩܐ	Pūnīqēʾ		Phoenicia
ܦܝܠܕܠܦܝܐ	Ᵽīlaḏelᵽīāʾ		Philadelphia
ܦܝܣܝܕܝܐ	Pīsīḏīāʾ		Pisidia
ܦܡܦܘܠܝܐ	Pamᵽūlīāʾ		Pamphylia
ܦܢܛܘܣ	Pānṭōs		Pontus
ܦܪܓܐ	Perḡēʾ		Perga
ܦܪܘܓܝܐ	Ᵽrūḡīāʾ		Phrygia
ܦܪܣ	Pāres		Persia
ܦܪܬ	Prāṯ		Euphrates

ܨ

Aramaic	Transliteration	IPA	English; Modern Name
ܨܗܝܘܢ	Ṣehyōn		Zion
ܨܘܒܐ	Ṣawbāʾ		Nisibis
ܨܘܪ	Ṣūr		Tyre
ܨܝܕܢ	Ṣaydān		Sidon
ܨܪܦܬ	Ṣarpaṯ		Sarepta

ܩ

Aramaic	Transliteration	IPA	English; Modern Name
ܩܘܦܪܘܣ	Qūprōs		Cyprus
ܩܘܪܝܢܐ	Qūrīnēʾ		Cyrene
ܩܘܪܝܢܬܘܣ	Qōrīnṯōs		Corinth
ܩܛܢܐ	Qāṭnēʾ		Cana
ܩܝܠܝܩܝܐ	Qīlīqīāʾ		Cilicia
ܩܦܕܘܩܝܐ	Qapaḏōqīāʾ		Cappadocia
ܩܪܛܐ	Qrēṭēʾ		Crete

ܪ

Aramaic	Transliteration	IPA	English; Modern Name
ܪܗܘܡܐ	Rōmēʾ		Rome
ܪܘܕܘܣ	Rōḏōs		Rhodes
ܪܡܬܐ	Rāmṯāʾ		Arimathaea

ܫ

Aramaic	Transliteration	IPA	English; Modern Name
ܫܝܘܠ	Šyūl		Sheol
ܫܡܝܐ	Šmayāʾ		Heaven
ܫܡܪܝܢ	Šāmrīn		Samaria

ܬ

Aramaic	Transliteration	IPA	English; Modern Name
ܬܐܘܛܝܪܐ	Ṯeʾwāṭērāʾ		Thyatira
ܬܕܡܘܪ	Taḏmūr		Palmyra
ܬܠ ܝܣܩܘܦܐ			Telesquf
ܬܠ ܟܐܦܐ	Tel Kēʾᵽēʾ		Tel Keppe
ܬܣܠܘܢܝܩܐ	Ṯesalōnīqēʾ		Thessalonica