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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
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

Aramaic Transliteration IPA English; Modern Name
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

Aramaic Transliteration IPA English; Modern Name
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

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

ܗ

Aramaic Transliteration IPA English; Modern Name
ܗܘܪܡܝܙܕ ܐܪܕܫܝܪ Hormīzd Ardašīr Ahvaz
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
ܚܛܪܐ Ḥaṭrā Hatra
ܚܛܐ Ḥattā Hatta
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
ܝܘܢܢ Yāwnān Greece
ܝܘܢ Yawān Greece
ܝܗܘܕ Yēhūḏ Judea
ܝܘܿܪܕܢܵܢ Yūrdnān Jordan River

ܟܟ

Aramaic Transliteration IPA English; Modern Name
ܟܘܫ Kush Cush; Ethiopia
ܟܢܥܢ Knaʿn Canaan
ܟܪܟܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܣܠܘܟ Karkhā d-Bēṯ Slōkh Kirkuk
ܟܦܪܢܚܘܡ Kᵽarnaḥūm Capernaum

ܠ

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

ܡܡ

Aramaic Transliteration IPA English; Modern Name
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

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

ܣ

Aramaic Transliteration IPA English; Modern Name
ܣܠܝܩ Salīq Seleucia-on-Tigris
ܣܕܘܡ Sḏūm Sodom
ܣܘܪܝܐ Sūrīāʾ Syria
ܣܪܘܓ Srūḡʾ Suruç
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
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

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
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

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

ܫ

Aramaic Transliteration IPA English; Modern Name
ܫܘܫܬܪܝܢ Šūšṭrīn Shushtar
ܫܘܫ Šūš Susa
ܫܝܘܠ Šyūl Sheol
ܫܡܝܐ Šmayāʾ Heaven
ܫܡܪܝܢ Šāmrīn Samaria

ܬ

Aramaic Transliteration IPA English; Modern Name
ܬܕܡܘܪ Taḏmūr Palmyra
ܬܠ ܙܩܝܦܐ Tel Zqīpā Tesqopa
ܬܠ ܟܐܦܐ Tel Kēpēʾ Tel Keppe
ܬܣܠܘܢܝܩܐ Ṯesalōnīqēʾ Thessalonica
ܬܐܘܛܝܪܐ Ṯeʾwāṭērāʾ Thyatira
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