List of Aramaic place names explained

This is a list of Aramaic place names; list of the names of places as they exist in the Aramaic language.

Names

Classical Syriac: ܐ

Aramaic	Transliteration	IPA	English; Modern name
ܐܘܪܗܝ			Edessa
ܐܘܿܪ			Ur
ܐܘܿܪܘܿܟ			Uruk
ܐܘܪܡܝܐ			Urmia
ܐܘܪܫܠܡ			Jerusalem
ܐܝܛܠܝܐ			Italy
ܐܝܛܠܝܐ			Attalia
ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ			Israel
ܐܝܩܢܘܢ			Iconium Konya
ܐܝܪܝܚܘ			Jericho
ܐܟܐܝܐ			Achaea
ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ			Alexandria
ܐܠܩܘܫ			Alqosh
ܐܡܝܕ			Amida
ܐܣܝܐ			Asia
ܐܣܦܢܝܐ			Hispania Spain
ܐܦܣܘܣ			Ephesus
ܐܪܒܝܐ			Arabia
ܐܪܒܠܐ	'Arbelā		Arbil
ܐܪܥܕܢ			Araden
ܐܪܡ			Aram Syria
ܐܪܡܘܬܐ	'Arm'ūṭā		Armota
ܐܪܦܗܐ	'Arraphā		Kirkuk
ܐܫܘܪ			Assur
ܐܬܘܪ			Assyria
ܐܝܪܢ			Iran
ܐܬܢܘܣ			Athens
ܐܣܛܗܪ			Istakhr
ܐܣܦܗܢ			Isfahan

Classical Syriac: ܒ

Aramaic	Transliteration	IPA	English; Modern Name
ܒܒܠ			Babylon
ܒܓܕܕ			Baghdad
ܒܝܬ ܕܪ̈ܐ			Bedare
ܒܝܬ ܠܚܡ			Bethlehem
ܒܝܬ ܢܗܪ̈ܝܢ			Beth Nahrain, Mesopotamia
ܒܝܬ ܩܛܖ̈ܝܐ			Qatar
ܒܝܬ ܡܙܘܢܝ̈ܐ			Oman
ܒܝܬ ܦܖ̈ܣܝܐ			Fars Province
ܒܝܬ ܗܘܙ̈ܝܐ			Khuzistan
ܒܝܬ ܢܘܗܕܪܐ			Dohuk
ܒܝܬ ܙܒܕܝ̈			Cizre
ܒܝܬ ܙܠܝ̈ܢ			Qamishli
ܒܝܬ ܪ̈ܙܝܩܝܐ
ܒܝܬ ܐܝܠ			Bedial
ܒܝܬ ܥܢܝܐ			Bethany
ܒܝܬ ܠܦܛ			Gundeshapur

Classical Syriac: ܓ

Aramaic	Transliteration	IPA	English; Modern Name
ܓܙܪܬܐ			Cizre
ܓܓܘܠܬܐ			Golgotha
ܓܕܣܡܢ			Gethsemane
ܓܗܢܐ			Gehenna, Hell
ܓܙܐ			Gaza
ܓܝܚܘܢ			Gihon
ܓܠܛܝܐ			Galatia
ܓܠܝܠܐ			Galilee
ܓܦܝܦܬܐ			Gabbatha

Classical Syriac: ܕ

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

Classical Syriac: ܗ

Aramaic	Transliteration	IPA	English; Modern Name
ܗܘܪܡܝܙܕ ܐܪܕܫܝܪ			Ahvaz
ܗܢܕܘ			India
ܗܢܕܝܐ			India

Classical Syriac: ܙ

Aramaic	Transliteration	IPA	English; Modern Name
ܙܒܐ			Zab; may refer to the Great Zab or the Little Zab
ܙܒܐ ܥܠܝܐ			Great Zab
ܙܒܐ ܬܚܬܝܐ			Little Zab
ܙܡܘܪܢܐ			Smyrna

Classical Syriac: ܚ

Aramaic	Transliteration	IPA	English; Modern Name
ܚܛܪܐ			Hatra
ܚܛܐ			Hatta
ܚܒܪܘܢ			Hebron
ܚܩܠ ܕܡܐ			Akeldama

Classical Syriac: ܛ

Aramaic	Transliteration	IPA	English; Modern Name
ܛܗܪܢ			Tehran
ܛܘܪ ܥܒܕܝܢ			Tur Abdin
ܛܪܘܐܘܣ			Troas
ܛܪܣܘܣ			Tarsus

Classical Syriac: ܝ

Aramaic	Transliteration	IPA	English; Modern Name
ܝܘܢܢ			Greece
ܝܘܢ			Greece
ܝܗܘܕ			Judea
ܝܘܿܪܕܢܵܢ			Jordan River

Classical Syriac: ܟܟ

Aramaic	Transliteration	IPA	English; Modern Name
ܟܘܫ			Cush Ethiopia
ܟܢܥܢ			Canaan
ܟܪܟܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܣܠܘܟ			Kirkuk
ܟܦܪܢܚܘܡ			Capernaum

Classical Syriac: ܠ

Aramaic	Transliteration	IPA	English; Modern Name
ܠܒܢܢ			Lebanon
ܠܘܒܐ			Libya
ܠܘܣܛܪܐ			Lystra
ܠܘܩܝܐ			Lycia
ܠܘܩܢܝܐ			Lycaonia

Classical Syriac: ܡܡ

Aramaic	Transliteration	IPA	English; Modern Name
ܡܕܝܕ			Midian
ܡܘܣܝܐ			Mysia
ܡܝܠܝܛܘܣ			Miletus
ܡܨܪܝܢ			Egypt
ܡܩܕܘܢܝܐ			Macedonia
ܡܚܘܙ̈ܐ ܚܕܬܐ			Wēh-Andiok Ḵosrow
ܡܪܕܐ			Mardin

Classical Syriac: ܢܢ

Aramaic	Transliteration	IPA	English; Modern Name
ܢܘܗܕܪܐ			Dahuk
ܢܝܠܘܣ			Nile
ܢܡܪܘܕ			Nimrud
ܢܝܢܘܐ			Nineveh
ܢܨܝܒܝܢ			Nisibis
ܢܨܪܬ			Nazareth

Classical Syriac: ܣ

Aramaic	Transliteration	IPA	English; Modern Name
ܣܠܝܩ			Seleucia-on-Tigris
ܣܕܘܡ			Sodom
ܣܘܪܝܐ			Syria
ܣܪܘܓ			Suruç
ܣܝܢܐ			China
ܣܝܢܝ			Sinai
ܣܠܡܢܐ			Salamis

Classical Syriac: ܥ

Aramaic	Transliteration	IPA	English; Modern Name
ܥܕܢ			Eden
ܥܡܘܪܐ			Gomorrah

Classical Syriac: ܦ

Aramaic	Transliteration	IPA	English; Modern Name
ܦܪܬ			Euphrates
ܦܪܬ ܕܡܝܫܢ			Basra
ܦܪܣ			Persia
ܦܘܢܝܩܐ			Phoenicia
ܦܝܠܕܠܦܝܐ			Philadelphia
ܦܝܣܝܕܝܐ			Pisidia
ܦܡܦܘܠܝܐ			Pamphylia
ܦܢܛܘܣ			Pontus
ܦܪܓܐ			Perga
ܦܪܘܓܝܐ			Phrygia

Classical Syriac: ܨ

Aramaic	Transliteration	IPA	English; Modern Name
ܨܗܝܘܢ			Zion
ܨܘܒܐ			Nisibis
ܨܘܪ			Tyre
ܨܝܕܢ			Sidon
ܨܪܦܬ			Sarepta

Classical Syriac: ܩ

Aramaic	Transliteration	IPA	English; Modern Name
ܩܛܝܣܦܘܢ			Ctesiphon
ܩܘܦܪܘܣ			Cyprus
ܩܘܪܝܢܐ			Cyrene
ܩܘܪܝܢܬܘܣ			Corinth
ܩܛܢܐ			Cana
ܩܝܠܝܩܝܐ			Cilicia
ܩܦܕܘܩܝܐ			Cappadocia
ܩܪܛܐ			Crete

Classical Syriac: ܪ

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

Classical Syriac: ܫ

Aramaic	Transliteration	IPA	English; Modern Name
ܫܘܫܬܪܝܢ			Shushtar
ܫܘܫ			Susa
ܫܝܘܠ			Sheol
ܫܡܝܐ			Heaven
ܫܡܪܝܢ			Samaria

Classical Syriac: ܬ

Aramaic	Transliteration	IPA	English; Modern Name
ܬܕܡܘܪ			Palmyra
ܬܠ ܙܩܝܦܐ			Tesqopa
ܬܠ ܟܐܦܐ			Tel Keppe
ܬܣܠܘܢܝܩܐ			Thessalonica
ܬܐܘܛܝܪܐ			Thyatira