title: List of Aramaic place names
text: # List of Aramaic place names
  
  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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | English; Modern Name |
  | - | - | - |
  | ܕܩܠܬ | Deqlaṯ | Tigris |
  | ܕܪܒܐ | Derbēʾ | Derbe |
  | ܕܪܡܣܘܩ | Darmsūq | Damascus |
  
  ### ܗ
  
  | Aramaic | Transliteration | English; Modern Name |
  | - | - | - |
  | ܗܘܪܡܝܙܕ ܐܪܕܫܝܪ | Hormīzd Ardašīr | Ahvaz |
  | ܗܢܕܘ | Hendū | India |
  | ܗܢܕܝܐ | Hendīāʾ | India |
  
  ### ܙ
  
  | Aramaic | Transliteration | 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 | English; Modern Name |
  | - | - | - |
  | ܚܛܪܐ | Ḥaṭrā | Hatra |
  | ܚܛܐ | Ḥattā | Hatta |
  | ܚܒܪܘܢ | Ḥeḇrōn | Hebron |
  | ܚܩܠ ܕܡܐ | Ḥqal Dmāʾ | Akeldama |
  
  ### ܛ
  
  | Aramaic | Transliteration | English; Modern Name |
  | - | - | - |
  | ܛܗܪܢ | Ṭehrān | Tehran |
  | ܛܘܪ ܥܒܕܝܢ | Ṭūr ʿAḇdīn | Tur Abdin |
  | ܛܪܘܐܘܣ | Ṭrōaʾōs | Troas |
  | ܛܪܣܘܣ | Ṭarsōs | Tarsus |
  
  ### ܝ
  
  | Aramaic | Transliteration | English; Modern Name |
  | - | - | - |
  | ܝܘܢܢ | Yāwnān | Greece |
  | ܝܘܢ | Yawān | Greece |
  | ܝܗܘܕ | Yēhūḏ | Judea |
  | ܝܘܿܪܕܢܵܢ | Yūrdnān | Jordan River |
  
  ### ܟܟ
  
  | Aramaic | Transliteration | English; Modern Name |
  | - | - | - |
  | ܟܘܫ | Kush | Cush; Ethiopia |
  | ܟܢܥܢ | Knaʿn | Canaan |
  | ܟܪܟܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܣܠܘܟ | Karkhā d-Bēṯ Slōkh | Kirkuk |
  | ܟܦܪܢܚܘܡ | Kᵽarnaḥūm | Capernaum |
  
  ### ܠ
  
  | Aramaic | Transliteration | English; Modern Name |
  | - | - | - |
  | ܠܒܢܢ | Lebnān | Lebanon |
  | ܠܘܒܐ | Lūḇēʾ | Libya |
  | ܠܘܣܛܪܐ | Lūsṭrāʾ | Lystra |
  | ܠܘܩܝܐ | Lūqīāʾ | Lycia |
  | ܠܘܩܢܝܐ | Lūqānīāʾ | Lycaonia |
  
  ### ܡܡ
  
  | Aramaic | Transliteration | 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 | English; Modern Name |
  | - | - | - |
  | ܢܘܗܕܪܐ | Nūhadrāʾ | Dahuk |
  | ܢܝܠܘܣ | Nīlōs | Nile |
  | ܢܡܪܘܕ | Nāmrūd | Nimrud |
  | ܢܝܢܘܐ | Nīnwēʾ | Nineveh |
  | ܢܨܝܒܝܢ | Nṣīḇīn | Nisibis |
  | ܢܨܪܬ | Nāṣraṯ | Nazareth |
  
  ### ܣ
  
  | Aramaic | Transliteration | 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 | 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 | English; Modern Name |
  | - | - | - |
  | ܨܗܝܘܢ | Ṣehyōn | Zion |
  | ܨܘܒܐ | Ṣawbāʾ | Nisibis |
  | ܨܘܪ | Ṣūr | Tyre |
  | ܨܝܕܢ | Ṣaydān | Sidon |
  | ܨܪܦܬ | Ṣarpaṯ | Sarepta |
  
  ### ܩ
  
  | Aramaic | Transliteration | 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 | English; Modern Name |
  | - | - | - |
  | ܪܗܘܡܐ | Rōmēʾ | Rome |
  | ܪܘܕܘܣ | Rōḏōs | Rhodes |
  | ܪܡܬܐ | Rāmṯāʾ | Arimathaea |
  
  ### ܫ
  
  | Aramaic | Transliteration | English; Modern Name |
  | - | - | - |
  | ܫܘܫܬܪܝܢ | Šūšṭrīn | Shushtar |
  | ܫܘܫ | Šūš | Susa |
  | ܫܝܘܠ | Šyūl | Sheol |
  | ܫܡܝܐ | Šmayāʾ | Heaven |
  | ܫܡܪܝܢ | Šāmrīn | Samaria |
  
  ### ܬ
  
  | Aramaic | Transliteration | English; Modern Name |
  | - | - | - |
  | ܬܕܡܘܪ | Taḏmūr | Palmyra |
  | ܬܠ ܙܩܝܦܐ | Tel Zqīpā | Tesqopa |
  | ܬܠ ܟܐܦܐ | Tel Kēpēʾ | Tel Keppe |
  | ܬܣܠܘܢܝܩܐ | Ṯesalōnīqēʾ | Thessalonica |
  | ܬܐܘܛܝܪܐ | Ṯeʾwāṭērāʾ | Thyatira |
  