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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 |