"Χαλδαία" meaning in Ancient Greek

See Χαλδαία in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /kʰal.dǎi̯.aː/, /xalˈðɛ.a/, /xalˈðe.a/, /kʰal.dǎi̯.aː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /kʰalˈdɛ.a/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /xalˈðɛ.a/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /xalˈðe.a/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /xalˈðe.a/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Head templates: {{grc-proper noun|Χᾰλδαίᾱς|f|first|head=Χᾰλδαίᾱ}} Χᾰλδαίᾱ • (Khăldaíā) f (genitive Χᾰλδαίᾱς); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|Χᾰλδαίᾱ|ᾱς|form=sing}} Forms: Χᾰλδαίᾱ [canonical], Khăldaíā [romanization], Χᾰλδαίᾱς [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ Χᾰλδαίᾱ [nominative, singular], τῆς Χᾰλδαίᾱς [genitive, singular], τῇ Χᾰλδαίᾳ [dative, singular], τὴν Χᾰλδαίᾱν [accusative, singular], Χᾰλδαίᾱ [singular, vocative]
  1. (historical) Chaldea (an ancient geographic region of Western Asia, in the southern portion of Babylonia in modern eastern Iraq and southwestern Iran, lying chiefly on the right bank of the Euphrates, but commonly used to refer to the whole of the Mesopotamian plain) Wikipedia link: Chaldea Tags: historical Categories (place): Places in Iran, Places in Iraq Derived forms: Χᾰλδαϊκός (Khăldaïkós), Χᾰλδαῖος (Khăldaîos)
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      "text": "English: Chaldea, Chaldees"
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      "text": "Latin: Chaldaea"
    }
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      "form": "grc-decl",
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        "singular"
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        }
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      ],
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          "Western Asia",
          "Western Asia#English"
        ],
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          "Babylonia",
          "Babylonia"
        ],
        [
          "Iraq",
          "Iraq#English"
        ],
        [
          "Iran",
          "Iran#English"
        ],
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          "Euphrates"
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      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/kʰal.dǎi̯.aː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xalˈðɛ.a/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xalˈðe.a/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰal.dǎi̯.aː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
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      "ipa": "/kʰalˈdɛ.a/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xalˈðɛ.a/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xalˈðe.a/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xalˈðe.a/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
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}
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        "class"
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        "singular"
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      ],
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      "ipa": "/kʰal.dǎi̯.aː/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/xalˈðɛ.a/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/xalˈðe.a/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/kʰal.dǎi̯.aː/",
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    },
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    },
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      "ipa": "/xalˈðɛ.a/",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/xalˈðe.a/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xalˈðe.a/",
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    }
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}

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