ܘܝܩܝܦܕܝܐ

arc:ܘܝܩܝܦܕܝܐ


פלסטין

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פלסטין • (palasṭīn)

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פלסטין • (palasṭīn)

palasṭīn (romanization)
ܦܠܣܛܝܢ (alternative)

Hebrew spelling of ܦܠܣܛܝܢ (palasṭīn, “Palestine”)


ܟܠܒܐ

From Proto-Semitic *kalb-. The sense of "dog day" is a calque of Ancient Greek κύων (kúōn).


ܐܠܗܐ

From Proto-Semitic *ʔil-. The doublet ܐܺܝܠ (ʾīyl) was borrowed from Hebrew אֵל (ʾēl).


ܐܝܠ

Borrowed from Hebrew אֵל (ʾēl), from Proto-Semitic *ʾil-. Doublet of ܐܠܗܐ, a native word.


ܢܗܪܐ

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ܢܗܪܐ • (nahrā)

syc-proper noun

ܢܗܪܐ • (nahrā)


ܟܫܛܐ

(astrology, astronomy) Sagittarius (constellation and zodiac sign)


ܩܐܛܐ

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ܩܐܛܐ • (qēʾṭā) m

qēʾṭā (romanization)
ܩܝܛܐ (alternative)
ܩܛܐ (alternative)
ܩܐܛܘܣ (alternative)
ܩܝܛܘܣ (alternative)
ܩܛܘܣ (alternative)
ܩܐܛܣ (alternative)
ܩܝܛܣ (alternative)
ܩܛܣ (alternative)


ܥܓܠܬܐ

[ʕɑɣɛl(ə)θɑ]

Compare Arabic عَجَلَة (ʕajala) and Hebrew עֲגָלָה (ʿăḡālâ).

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Hebrew עֲגָלָה (ʿăḡālâ)


ܐܡܪܐ

ʾemmərā (romanization)
ʾemrā (romanization)


ܐܣܝܐ

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ܐܣܝܐ • (ʾāsīyā) f

(by extension) Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)

(by extension) Asia (an ancient province of the Roman Empire in modern western Turkey, existing between 133 BC (during the Roman Republic) and the 7th century AD)


ܐܪܝܐ

ܐܪܝܐ • (ʾaryā) m

From the older form ܐܪܝܝܐ (ʾaryəyā), from Proto-Semitic *ʔarway-.

(astrology, astronomy) Leo (constellation and zodiac sign)


ܐܪܢܒܐ

ܐܪܢܒܐ • (ʾarnəḇā) f

Akin to Arabic أَرْنَب (ʔarnab) and Hebrew אַרְנָב (ʾarnā́ḇ).

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Hebrew אַרְנָב (ʾarnā́ḇ)


ܐܪܥܐ

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ܐܪܥܐ • (ʔarʕā) f


ܒܝܬ ܢܗܪܝܢ

ܒܝܬ ܢܗܪܝܢ • (bēṯ nahrīn) f

bēṯ nahrīn (romanization)
ܒܝܬܢܗܪܝܢ (alternative)

From ܒܹܝܬ (bēṯ, “between”) + ܢܲܗܪܝܼܢ (nahrīn, “rivers”), literally “between the (two) rivers”, referring to the Tigris and Euphrates.

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(historical) Mesopotamia (a geographic region in southwest Asia, spanning from the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, located in modern Iraq, eastern Syria, and southeast Turkey; the site of one of the most ancient civilizations in the history of man)

(historical) Mesopotamia (a former province of the Roman Empire, existing from 116 to 117 AD and again from 198 to 637 AD)


ܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ

From ܒܥܠ (b(ə)ʿel, “lord of”) + ܕܒܒܐ (d(ə)ḇāḇā, “the fly”). Compare Arabic بَعَل الذَّبَاب (baʕal aḏ-ḏabāb) and Hebrew בַּעַל זְבוּב (baʿal zəḇûḇ).

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بَعَل الذَّبَاب

Arabic بَعَل الذَّبَاب (baʕal aḏ-ḏabāb)

בַּעַל זְבוּב

Hebrew בַּעַל זְבוּב (baʿal zəḇûḇ)


ܒܪܝܬܐ

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ܒܪܝܬܐ • (Brītā) f


ܒܬܘܠܬܐ

Compare Arabic بَتُول (batūl) and Hebrew בְּתוּלָה (bəṯûlâ).

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Hebrew בְּתוּלָה (bəṯûlâ)

(astrology, astronomy) Virgo (constellation and zodiac sign)


ܓܕܝܐ

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ܓܕܝܐ • (gaḏyā) m

Compare Arabic جَدْي (jady) and Hebrew גְּדִי (gəḏî).

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Hebrew גְּדִי (gəḏî)

(astrology, astronomy) Capricorn (constellation and zodiac sign)


ܓܝܗܢܐ

gēyhannā (romanization)
ܓܗܢܐ (alternative)
ܓܝܢܐ (alternative)

From Ancient Greek γέεννα (géenna) with the addition of the "h" from Hebrew גֵּיהִנֹּם (gêhinnōm), from גֵּיא הִנֹּם (gêʾ Hinnōm, “valley of Hinnom”). Compare Arabic جَهَنَّم (jahannam).


ܓܙܐ

Compare Ancient Greek Γάζα (Gáza) and Arabic غَزَّة (ḡazza).


ܓܢܒܪܐ

An intensified form of ܓܒܪܐ (gaḇrā, “man”) and Inherited from Aramaic גברא, from Proto-West Semitic *gabbār-. The Nun in the spelling serves to distinguish this word from ܓܒܪܐ. Compare Arabic جَبَّار (jabbār) and Hebrew גִּבּוֹר (gibbôr).


ܕܘܠܐ

Compare Aramaic דול (daul, “bucket”), Akkadian 𒁕𒇻 (/dalū, dūlu/, “bucket”), Arabic دَلْو (dalw), Hebrew דְּלִי (dəlî), as well as the Old Armenian loanword դոյլ (doyl).

(astrology, astronomy) Aquarius (constellation and zodiac sign)


ܫܡܥܘܢ

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ܫܡܥܘܢ • (šemʿōn) m

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Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (Šimʿôn)


ܝܘܚܢܢ

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ܝܘܚܢܢ • (yōḥannān) m

→ Arabic: يوحنا

→ Aghwan: 𐔺𐕒𐕆𐔰𐕎𐔰𐕎 (yohanan)

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→ Malayalam: യോഹന്നാൻ (yōhannāṉ), ഉലഹന്നാൻ (ulahannāṉ), ലോനാൻ (lōnāṉ), നിനാൻ (nināṉ), യോഹാൻ (yōhāṉ)

Inherited from Aramaic יוחנן, from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān).

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Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān)


ܣܢܚܪܝܒ

Probably borrowed from Hebrew סַנְחֵרִיב, from Akkadian 𒁹𒌍𒉽𒈨𒌍𒋢 (/Sîn-ahhī-erība/), meaning "Sîn has replaced brothers for me".

a male given name, equivalent to English Sennacherib


ܝܘܣܦ

→ Malayalam: യൗസേപ്പ് (yausēppŭ)


ܡܪܝܡ

→ Chinese: 末豔 /末艳 (Mòyàn)

From Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם (miryām), possibly from Aramaic מַרְיָם (maryām), of uncertain origin but possibly related to a root related to bitterness; compare Classical Syriac ܡܪܝܪܐ (marrīrā, “bitter”).

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ܘܡܠܠܬ ܡܪܝܡ ܘܐܗܪܘܢ ܒܡܘܫܐ: ܥܠ ܨܒܘܬܐ ܕܐܢܬܬܐ ܟܘܫܝܬܐ ܕܢܣܒ: ܡܛܠ ܕܐܢܬܬܐ ܟܘܫܝܬܐ ܢܣܒ.
wə-malləleṯ maryam wə-ʾahrōn bə-mūšē, ʿal ṣəḇūṯā ḏə-ʾa[n]təṯā ḵūšāytā ḏa-nəsaḇ, meṭṭol də-ʾa[n]təṯā ḵūšāytā nəsaḇ.

And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.

ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܝܘܣܦ ܓܒܪܗ̇ ܕܡܪܝܡ: ܕܡܢܗ̇ ܐܬܝܠܕ ܝܫܘܥ ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܡܫܝܚܐ.

And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

yaʿqōḇ ʾawleḏ lə-yawsep̄ gaḇrāh ḏə-maryam, də-mennāh ʾeṯīleḏ ʾīšōʿ də-meṯqərē məšīḥā.


ܫܡܝܪܡ

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ܫܡܝܪܡ • (Šammīrām) f

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→ Old Armenian: Շամիրամ (Šamiram)
Armenian: Շամիրամ (Šamiram)

From Akkadian 𒊩𒊓𒄠𒈬𒊏𒆳 (/Shammuramat/). See Semiramis.

a female given name, equivalent to English Semiramis or Shammuramat


ܡܪܬܐ

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ܡܪܬܐ • (Mārtā) f


ܣܪܐ

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Hebrew שָׂרָה (Śārâ)


ܡܬܝ

מַתִּתְיָהוּ

Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (Mattiṯyāhû)


ܛܒܝܬܐ

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ܛܒܝܬܐ • (ṭəḇīṯā) f

Compare Arabic ظَبْيَة (ẓabya) and Hebrew צְבִיָּה (ṣəḇiyyâ).

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Hebrew צְבִיָּה (ṣəḇiyyâ)


ܦܛܪܘܣ

→ Malayalam: പത്രോസ് (patrōsŭ)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”).

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ܦܐܛܪܐ (alternative)
ܦܐܛܪܘܣ (alternative)
ܦܗܛܪܐ (alternative)
ܦܗܛܪܘܣ (alternative)
ܦܛܪܐ (alternative)


ܢܝܪܐ

Derived from Akkadian 𒉌𒄿𒊒 (nīru, “yoke, crossbeam”); cognate with Arabic نِير (nīr), and Hebrew נִיר (nîr).

(astronomy) star in Ursa Minor, possibly Pherkad (Gamma Ursae Minoris)


ܚܪܒܐ

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ܚܪܒܐ • (ḥarbā) m

From the root ܚ ܪ ܒ related to ruining, from Proto-Semitic *ḥarb-.


ܐܝܙܓܕܐ

From the earlier uncontracted form ܐܝܙܓܢܕܐ (ʾīzgandā), from Manichaean Middle Persian or Manichaean Parthian 𐫙𐫋𐫃𐫗𐫅 (ʿjgnd /ižgand/), from Old Persian *𐎠𐎩𐎥𐎴𐎭 (*ažganda-).

ܐܝܙܓܢܕܐ (alternative)
ܐܙܓܕܐ (alternative)


ܝܘܢܐ

ܝܘܢ (absolute singular)
ܝܘܢܝ (feminine first-person masculine possessed-form singular)
ܝܘܢܢ (feminine first-person masculine plural possessed-form)
ܝܘܢ (construct singular)
ܝܘܢܟ (masculine possessed-form second-person singular)
ܝܘܢܟܝ (feminine possessed-form second-person singular)
ܝܘܢܟܘܢ (masculine plural possessed-form second-person)
ܝܘܢܟܝܢ (feminine plural possessed-form second-person)
ܝܘܢܐ (emphatic singular)
ܝܘܢܗ (masculine possessed-form singular third-person)
ܝܘܢܗ (feminine possessed-form singular third-person)
ܝܘܢܗܘܢ (masculine plural possessed-form third-person)
ܝܘܢܗܝܢ (feminine plural possessed-form third-person)

→ Malayalam: യോനാ (yōnā)


ܡܕܒܪܢܐ

(astronomy) name of a star, possibly Aldebaran


ܡܘܪܐ

ܡܘܪܐ • (mūrā) f


ܡܣܐܬܐ

ܡܣܐܬܐ • (massaʾṯā) f

massaʾṯā (romanization)
ܡܐܣܐܬܐ (alternative)
ܡܐܣܬܐ (alternative)
ܡܣܬܐ (alternative)

(astrology, astronomy) Libra (constellation and zodiac sign)


ܡܪܝܐ

ܡܪܝܐ • (māryā) m

(Christianity) Lord; the Christian concept of God and Jesus. Also YHWH, used to represent the Tetragrammaton.


ܡܫܝܚܐ

ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ or ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ • (M'šīḥoʾ or M'šīḥā) m

ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (canonical)
ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ (canonical)
M'šīḥoʾ (romanization)
M'šīḥā (romanization)

From the root ܡ ܫ ܚ related to anointing. Compare Arabic مَسِيح (masīḥ) and Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ).

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Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ)

ܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ

Yešūʿ M'šīḥoʾ


ܢܘܢܐ

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ܢܘܢܐ • (nūnē) m

To Leonid Kogan, due to the unstableness of fish terms in Semitic and rareness of isoglosses between Akkadian and Syriac, the possibility of a borrowing of this from Akkadian 𒄩 (nūnum) is appealing. The same sign as for the Akkadian word is also used with similar sound values in fish names in Sumerian. See also Hebrew נוּן (nūn) and Phoenician 𐤍𐤅𐤍 (nwn).

(astrology, astronomy, in the plural) Pisces (constellation and zodiac sign)


ܢܫܪܐ

From Proto-West Semitic *našr-. The sense of "gable" is a calque of Ancient Greek ἀετός (aetós).


ܣܒܐ

From the root ܣ ܐ ܒ related to growing old. Compare Hebrew סָב (sāḇ).

a male given name, equivalent to English Saba or Sabass


ܣܛܢܐ

ܣܛܢܐ • (sāṭānā) m

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→ Old Armenian: սատանայ (satanay), սատան (satan)
Armenian: սատանա (satana)
→ Aghwan: 𐕚𐔰𐕜𐔰𐕎𐔰𐔺 (saṭanay)

→ Old Georgian: სატანაჲ (saṭanay)
Georgian: სატანა (saṭana)

From Hebrew שָׂטָן (śāṭān); compare Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān), Mandaic ࡎࡀࡈࡀࡍࡀ (saṭana) and Aramaic סָטָנָא (sāṭānā).

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Hebrew שָׂטָן (śāṭān)

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Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān)

Aramaic סָטָנָא (sāṭānā)

ܘܗܘܐ ܬܡܢ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܝܘܡܬܐ ܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܟܕ ܡܬܢܣܐ ܡܢ ܣܛܢܐ
wa-[hə]wā ṯammān bə-maḏbərā yawmāṯā ʾarbəʿīn kaḏ meṯnassē men sāṭānā

Bible (Peshitta, Peshitta.org Interlinear NT), Mark 1:13

He was there in the wilderness for forty days while being tempted by the Devil


ܣܪܛܐ

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ܣܪܛܐ • (serṭā) m

From the root ܣ ܪ ܛ related to scratching. Compare Arabic شَرْط (šarṭ) and Hebrew שֶׂרֶט (śéreṭ).


ܣܪܛܢܐ

ܣܪܛܢܐ • (sarṭānā) m

sarṭānā (romanization)
ܣܘܪܛܢܐ (alternative)

From the root ܣ ܪ ܛ related to scratching. Compare Arabic سَرَطَان (saraṭān) and Hebrew סַרְטָן (sarṭān). The second definition is a semantic loan from Arabic or Ancient Greek.

(astrology, astronomy) Cancer (constellation and zodiac sign)


ܥܒܕܐ

ܥܒܕܐ • (ʿaḇdā) m

Belonging to the root ܥ ܒ ܕ related to working. A Central Semitic innovation, cognate with Hebrew עֶבֶד (ʿéḇeḏ), Phoenician 𐤏𐤁𐤃 (ʿbd), Ugaritic 𐎓𐎁𐎄 (ʿbd), Arabic عَبْد (ʕabd), Minaean 𐩲𐩨𐩵 (ʿbd).

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Hebrew עֶבֶד (ʿéḇeḏ)


ܥܙܐ

From the earlier uncontracted form ܥܢܙܐ (ʿenzā). Compare Akkadian 𒍚 (, enzu [ÙZ]), Arabic عَنْز (ʕanz), Hebrew עֵז (ʿēz), and Ugaritic 𐎓𐎇 (ʿz).


ܝܫܘܥ

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ܝܫܘܼܥ or ܝܑܼܫܘܿܥ or ܝܶܫܽܘܥ • (yešuʕ or ʾīšōʿ or yešuʿ) m

ܝܫܘܼܥ (canonical)
ܝܑܼܫܘܿܥ (canonical)
ܝܶܫܽܘܥ (canonical)
yešuʕ (romanization)
ʾīšōʿ (romanization)
yešuʿ (romanization)
יֵשׁוּע (alternative)

→ Aghwan: 𐔺𐔴𐕐𐕒 (yešo)

→ Chinese: 移鼠 (Yíshǔ), 夷數 /夷数 (Yíshù)

Mandarin: 移鼠 (Yíshǔ)

Mandarin: 夷數 /夷数 (Yíshù)

→ Malayalam: ഈശോ (īśō)

Closely related to Old Aramaic and Biblical Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ (yēšûaʿ, “Jesus”), a syncopated form of יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (yəhôšuaʿ, “Joshua”).


ܥܩܪܒܐ

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ܥܩܪܒܐ • (‘eqarbā) f

From Proto-Semitic *ʕaḳrab-. Compare Arabic عَقْرَب (ʕaqrab) and Hebrew עַקְרָב (ʿaqrāḇ).

(astrology, astronomy) Scorpio (constellation and zodiac sign)


ܥܪܒܐ

ܥܪܒܐ • (ʿārāḇā) f

Compare Arabic عَرَبَة (ʕaraba), Hebrew עֲרָבָה (ʿărāḇâ).

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Hebrew עֲרָבָה (ʿărāḇâ)


ܥܪܣܐ

From Proto-Semitic *ʿ-r-ś. Compare Arabic عَرْش (ʕarš) and Hebrew עֶרֶשׂ (ʿéreś).

(astronomy) collectively, the four stars (Kochab, Pherkad, Anwar al Farkadain, and Akhfa al Farkadain) that form the "bowl" of Ursa Minor


ܫܒܠܬܐ

Compare Arabic سُنْبُلَة (sunbula) and Hebrew שִׁבֹּלֶת (šibbōleṯ). See also English shibboleth.


ܩܡܪܐ

From Middle Persian 𐭪𐭬𐭫𐭩 (kmly /kamar/, “girdle”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em- (“to bend”). See it for more.


ܥܡܘܪܐ

Hebrew עֲמוֹרָה (ʿĂmôrâ)


ܡܪܕܐ

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ܡܸܪܕ݁ܵܐ or ܡܲܪܕ݁ܵܐ • (merdā or mardā)

ܡܸܪܕ݁ܵܐ (canonical)
ܡܲܪܕ݁ܵܐ (canonical)
merdā (romanization)
mardā (romanization)
ܡܪܕܝܢ (alternative)

Unknown. There was an ancient Northwestern Iranian people called the Μάρδοι (Márdoi, “Mardes”) or Ἄμαρδοι (Ámardoi, “Amardes”), a term presumably identical to Persian مرد (mard, “man”). But identity with the Aramaic word above for a “fortified place, stronghold”, as which the place is described in ancient sources, is more straightforward.

ܗܝܕܝܢ ܟܢܫ ܟܘܣܪܘ ܚܝܠܘ̈ܬܐ ܘܥܠܝ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܪ̈ܗܘܡܢܐ. ܘܥܒܕ ܬܪ̈ܥܢ ܪ̈ܒܝ ܚ̈ܝܠܐ ܘܫܕܪ ܠܡܥܪܒܐ. ܘܟܒܫܘ ܠܡܪܕܐ ܘܠܐܡܕ. ܘܠܡܝܦܪܩܛ ܘܠܐܘܪܗܝ.

a. 680, Naṣīr al-Kaʿbī, editor, A Short Chronicle of the End of the Sasanian Empire and Early Islam 590–660 A.D., Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, published 2016, →ISBN, page 48 [25]:

Then Khusrow swept together an army and encroached upon the lands of the Byzantines. He appointed two commanders whom he sent to the West, and they pressed upon Mardin, ʾAmed, Mayparqeṭ and Urfa.

Mardin (a city in today’s Mardin Province in Turkey)


ܪܘܡܐ

From Ancient Greek Ῥώμη (Rhṓmē), from Latin Rōma.

ܪܗܘܡ (alternative)
ܪܗܘܡܐ (alternative)
ܪܗܘܡܝ (alternative)
ܪܘܡܝ (alternative)


ܒܪܘܝܐ

From the root ܒ ܪ ܐ related to creating.


ܢܘܓܗܐ

From the root ܢ ܓ ܗ related to dawning. Compare Hebrew נֹגַהּ (nṓḡah).


ܦܪܥܘܢ

ܦܪܥܘܢ • (perʿūn) m

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→ Arabic: فِرْعَوْن (firʕawn)
Hijazi Arabic: فرعون (firʕōn)
Maltese: fergħun
→ Bashkir: фирғәүен (firğəwen)
→ Bengali: ফেরাউন (pheraun)
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: फ़िरौन (firaun)
Urdu: فرعون (firaun)
→ Malay: firaun
→ Ottoman Turkish: فرعون (firʼavun)
Turkish: firavun
→ Persian: فرعون (fer'own)
→ Swahili: firauni
→ Tajik: фиръавн (fir'avn)
→ Uzbek: firʼavn

Via alternative Koine Greek Φαραών (Pharaṓn) from Biblical Hebrew פַּרְעֹה (parʿōʰ), from Egyptian pr-ꜥꜣ (“great house”), pr:aA from pr (“house”) + ꜥꜣ (“big”).


ܩܝܡܬܐ

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ܩܝܡܬܐ • (qəyāmtā) f

From the root ܩ ܘ ܡ related to rising; compare Arabic قِيَامَة (qiyāma), Hebrew קִימָה (qîmâ).

(Christianity) Church of the Resurrection


ܪܡܬܐ

From the root ܪ ܘ ܡ related to height. Compare Hebrew רָמָה (rāmâ).


ܫܘܪܐ

Ultimately from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩 (Aššur, “Assur”).


ܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ

From ܫܘܬܦܐ (šawtāp̄ā, “partner”), from Akkadian 𒋗𒋰 (šutāpu [ŠU.TAB]) + the abstract noun ending -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯā).


ܫܝܘܠ

ܫܝܽܘܠ or ܫܝܘܿܠ • (Šyūl or Šyōl) f

ܫܝܽܘܠ (canonical)
ܫܝܘܿܠ (canonical)
Šyūl (romanization)
Šyōl (romanization)
שׁיוּל (alternative)


ܫܡܫܐ

ܫܡܫܐ • (šemšā) c

From Proto-Semitic *śamš-. The sense of "lizard" is a calque of Ancient Greek σαύρᾱ ἡλιακή (saúrā hēliakḗ).

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σαύρᾱ ἡλιακή


ܬܐܡܐ

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ܬܐܡܐ • (təʾāmā) m

Compare Arabic تَوْأَم (tawʔam) and Hebrew תְּאוֹם (təʾôm).

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Hebrew תְּאוֹם (təʾôm)

(astrology, astronomy, in the plural) Gemini (constellation and zodiac sign)


ܬܓܪܐ

From Akkadian 𒁮𒃼 (tamkārum). Compare Arabic تَاجِر (tājir) and Hebrew תַּגָּר (taggār).


ܬܘܪܐ

(astrology, astronomy) Taurus (constellation and zodiac sign)


ܬܠܐ

From Akkadian 𒇯 (tillu [DU₆]). Compare Arabic تَلّ (tall) and Hebrew תֵּל (tēl).


ܬܢܝܢܐ

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ܬܢܝܢܐ • (tannīnā) m

From Akkadian 𒆗𒉌𒈾 (danninu, “netherworld; source of earthquakes; the inaccessible land where the dead remain”), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *dnn/*tnn (“to be mighty, to be strong; to be fortified, to be long lasting, to stay at a place; to rumble, to earthquake, to shake with a booming noise”). Also found as Jewish Palestinian Aramaic, Jewish Literary Aramaic, Jewish Babylonian Aramaic תַּנִּינָא (tannīnā), Arabic تِنِّين (tinnīn), Hebrew תַּנִּין (tannīn), Ugaritic 𐎚𐎐𐎐 (tnn), Ge'ez ተመን (tämän), Tigrinya ተመን (tämän), Amharic ተመን (tämän).

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(religion, figuratively) Satan, the Devil


ܡܓܘܫܐ

From Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐏁 (maguš). Compare Arabic مَجُوسِيّ (majūsiyy), Hebrew מָגוֹשׁ (māḡôš) and Sogdian ܡܓ݂ܘ.

Hebrew מָגוֹשׁ (māḡôš)


ܠܘܪܐ

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ܠܘܪܐ • (lūrā) f


ܥܝܘܬܐ

(astronomy) other senses: Capella, Orion, Pleiades, Hyades


ܟܝܡܐ

ܟܝܡܐ • (kīmā) f


ܡܪܬ ܥܪܣܐ

From ܡܪܬ (māraṯ, “lady of”), construct form of ܡܪܬܐ (mārtā, “lady, mistress”) + ܥܪܣܐ (ʿarsā, “the bed”). Compare Arabic ذَات الْكُرْسِيّ (ḏāt al-kursiyy).

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ذَات الْكُرْسِيّ


ܠܐܓܘܣ

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ܠܐܓܘܣ • (Lāḡōs) m


ܕܠܦܝܢܐ

ܕܠܦܝܢܐ • (delpīnā) m

delpīnā (romanization)
ܕܗܠܦܝܢܘܣ (alternative)
ܕܗܠܦܝܣ (alternative)
ܕܗܠܦܢܘܣ (alternative)
ܕܘܠܦܝܢܐ (alternative)

From Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís), from δελφύς (delphús, “womb”).


ܕܒܐ ܙܥܘܪܬܐ

From ܕܒܐ (debbā, “bear”) + ܙܥܘܪܬܐ (zəʿōrtā, “small(er)”), feminine form of ܙܥܘܪܐ (zəʿōrā).


ܕܒܐ ܪܒܬܐ

From ܕܒܐ (debbā, “bear”) + ܪܒܬܐ (rabbəṯā, “great(er)”), feminine form of ܪܒܐ (rabbā).


ܐܦܪܘܕܝܛܐ

ܐܦܪܘܕܝܛܐ • (ʾap̄roḏīṭē) f

ʾap̄roḏīṭē (romanization)
ܐܦܪܕܝܛܐ (alternative)
ܐܦܪܕܝܛܝ (alternative)
ܐܦܪܘܕܝܛܝ (alternative)
ܦܪܘܕܝܛܝ (alternative)

From Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē).


ܐܪܝܣ

ܐܪܘܣ (alternative)
ܐܪܝ (alternative)
ܐܪܝܘܣ (alternative)
ܐܪܣ (alternative)
ܪܝܣ (alternative)


ܙܘܣ

zews (romanization)
ܙܐܘܣ (alternative)
ܙܝܘܣ (alternative)


ܩܪܘܢܘܣ

qronos (romanization)
ܩܪܢܘܣ (alternative)


ܐܬܠܝܐ

ʾāṯalyā, ʾāṯelyā, ʾaṯlīā

ܐܬܠܝܐ • (ʾāṯalyā, ʾāṯelyā, ʾaṯlīā) f

ʾāṯalyā (romanization)
ʾāṯelyā (romanization)
ʾaṯlīā (romanization)
ܐܝܬܠܝܐ (alternative)
ܬܠܝܐ (alternative)

From Akkadian 𒀭𒈪 (attalû [AN.MI]), ultimately from Sumerian.

(astronomy) name of a star, possibly Eltanin (Gamma Draconis)


ܦܦܐ

ܦܦܐ • (Pāpā) m

From the same Iranian source as Old Armenian Պապ (Pap).


ܫܘܒܚܐ

ܫܘܒܚܐ • (šūḇḥā) m

From the root ܫ ܒ ܚ related to praising; compare Arabic سَبْح (sabḥ) and Hebrew שֶׁבַח (šéḇaḥ). The sense of "opinion" is a calque of Ancient Greek δόξα (dóxa).

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Hebrew שֶׁבַח (šéḇaḥ)


ܫܒܝܠ ܬܒܢܐ

From ܫܒܝܠ (šəḇīl, “way of”), construct state of ܫܒܝܠܐ (šəḇīlā, “way”) + ܬܒܢܐ (teḇnā, “chaff”).


ܡܬܩܠܐ

From the root ܬ ܩ ܠ related to weighing, from Proto-Semitic *ṯ-q-l. Compare Arabic مِثْقَال (miṯqāl) and Hebrew מִשְׁקָל (mišqāl).


ܟܝܠܐ

From the root ܟ ܘ ܠ related to measuring; compare Arabic كَيْل (kayl). The sense of "paradigm" is a calque of Arabic وَزْن (wazn).


ܐܠܘܗܝܡ

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Hebrew אֱלֹהִים (ʾĔlōhîm)


ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ

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ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ • (tlīṯāyūṯā) f

→ Arabic: ثَالُوث (ṯālūṯ) (calque)

Derived from ܬܠܬܐ (təlāṯā, “three”). Compare Hebrew שְׁלִישִׁיָּה (šəlīšīyā).

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שְׁלִישִׁיָּה

Hebrew שְׁלִישִׁיָּה (šəlīšīyā)


ܨܘܝܒܐ

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ܨܘܝܒܐ • (ṣuyyāḇā) m

From the root ܨ ܘ ܒ related to visiting.


ܣܓܘܠܐ

sḡōlā, sḡūlā

ܣܓܘܠܐ • (sḡōlā, sḡūlā) m

sḡōlā (romanization)
sḡūlā (romanization)

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Hebrew אֶשְׁכּוֹל (ʾeškôl)


ܩܘܦܪܘܣ

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ܩܘܦܪܘܣ • (Qūp̄rōs) f

Qūp̄rōs (romanization)
ܩܘܦܪܣ (alternative)
ܩܦܪܣ (alternative)

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

Cyprus (an island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Southeast Europe but geographically part of Western Asia)


ܦܛܝܪܐ

From the root ܦ ܛ ܪ; compare Arabic فَطِير (faṭīr). The sense of "Passover" is a calque of Ancient Greek τὰ ἀζύμα (tà azúma).

(Christianity, in the plural) Passover, Easter; Lord's Supper


ܐܟܠ ܩܪܨܐ

From ܐܟܠ (ʾāḵel, “eater of”) + ܩܪܨܐ (qarṣā, “chewed morsel; slander”), partial calque of Akkadian [script needed] (karṣī akālu, “slander”), from [script needed] (karṣu, “slander”).


ܐܝܣܘܢ

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ܐܝܣܘܢ • (ʾĪāsōn) m


ܐܘܪܝܬܐ

ܐܘܪܝܬܐ • (ʾōrāytā) f

From Jewish Palestinian Aramaic אוֹרָיְיתָה (ʾōrāyəṯā).

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Aramaic אוֹרָיְיתָה (ʾōrāyəṯā)

(biblical, Judaism, Christianity) Torah, Pentateuch, Books of Moses


ܡܝܟܐܝܠ

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ܡܺܝܟ݂ܳܐܝܶܠ • (mīḵāʾēl)

ܡܺܝܟ݂ܳܐܝܶܠ (canonical)
mīḵāʾēl (romanization)
ܡܝܟܝܠ (alternative rare)

From Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mīkhā'ēl).


ܐܘܗܐܝܘ

ܐܘܗܐܝܘ • (ʾohāyo)


ܢܪܣܝ

From Middle Persian 𐭭𐭥𐭮𐭧𐭩 (nʿsḥy /Narsē/).

a male given name, Narsai or Narsay, from Middle Persian


ܐܘܪܫܠܡ

ܐܘܪܫܠܡ • (ʾō(e)ršlem)

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ܐܘܪܫܠܡ • (ʾō(e)ršlem)

From Aramaic אורשלם https://syriaca.org/place/104


ܐܪܡܝܐ

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ܐܪܡܝܐ • (ʾēramyā) m

From Hebrew יִרְמְיָה (yirm'yá, “Jeremiah”, literally “Yahweh exalt”).


ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ

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ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ • (ʾīsrāʾel) f

ʾīsrāʾel (romanization)
ܐܝܣܪܝܠ (alternative)
ܝܣܪܐܠ (alternative)
ܝܣܪܝܠ (alternative)

Israel (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean)


ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ

ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ • (ʾīsrāʾel) m

ܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܠܐ ܢܬܩܪܐ ܬܘܒ ܫܡܟ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܠܐ "ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ"

Your name will no longer be Jacob, but "Israel"

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Israel


ܨܗܝܘܢ

ܨܸܗܝܘܿܢ • (ṣɛhyōn)

syc-proper noun

ܨܸܗܝܘܿܢ • (ṣɛhyōn)

ܨܸܗܝܘܿܢ (canonical)
ṣɛhyōn (romanization)

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→ Arabic: صِهْيُون (ṣihyūn)
→ Persian: صهیون (sahyun)
→ Urdu: صیہون (saīhūn), صہیون (sahyūn)

→ Malayalam: സെഹ്യോൻ (sehyōṉ)

From Biblical Hebrew צִיּוֹן (ṣiyyôn), perhaps influenced by ܨܗܝܘܬܐ (ṣahyūṯā, “thirst”).

(biblical) Zion (a hill in Jerusalem, Israel, on which ancient Jerusalem was partly built; a centrepiece to Biblical accounts of old days and future eschatological events)


ܝܕܝܕܐ

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ܝܕܝܕܐ • (Yaddīḏā)

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ܝܕܝܕܐ • (Yaddīḏā)

From Hebrew יְדִידְיָה (Yəḏîḏyâ, “beloved of Yahweh”).


ܫܠܝܡܘܢ

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ܫܠܹܝܡܘܿܢ or ܫܠܶܝܡܽܘܢ • (šlēmōn or šlēmūn)

ܫܠܹܝܡܘܿܢ (canonical)
ܫܠܶܝܡܽܘܢ (canonical)
šlēmōn (romanization)
šlēmūn (romanization)

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→ Arabic: سُلَيْمَان (sulaymān)
→ Azerbaijani: Süleyman
→ Chinese: 蘇萊曼 /苏莱曼 (Sūláimàn) (transliteration)
→ English: Suleiman
→ Kazakh: Сүлеймен (Süleimen)
→ Persian: سلیمان
→ Portuguese: Soeima
→ Turkish: Süleyman
→ Spanish: Zulema, Zuleima

Via Koine Greek Σολομών (Solomṓn) from Biblical Hebrew שְׁלֹמֹה (šĕlōmōʰ), a Biblical name from Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (šālōm, “peace”); compare Aramaic שְׁלָמָא (šlāmā) and ܫܠܳܡܳܐ (šlomo), derived independently from the original Semitic root.

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Aramaic שְׁלָמָא (šlāmā)


ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ

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ܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ

ܝܑܼܫܘܿܥ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ

Yešūʿ M'šīḥoʾ

ܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ or ܝܑܼܫܘܿܥ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ • (Yešūʿ M'šīḥoʾ or Īšōʿ M'šīḥā) m

ܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (canonical)
ܝܑܼܫܘܿܥ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ (canonical)
Yešūʿ M'šīḥoʾ (romanization)
Īšōʿ M'šīḥā (romanization)

/jəʃuʕ məʃiħɑʔ/

/iʃoʕ məʃiħɑʔ/

ܝܫܘܥ (Yešūʿ, “Jesus”) + ܡܫܝܚܐ (M'šīḥā, “Messiah, Christ”)


ܨܝܕܢ

ܨܰܝܕ݁ܳܢ or ܨܲܝܕ݁ܵܢ • (Ṣaydon or Ṣaydān)

ܨܰܝܕ݁ܳܢ (canonical)
ܨܲܝܕ݁ܵܢ (canonical)
Ṣaydon (romanization)
Ṣaydān (romanization)

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→ Arabic: صَيْدُون (ṣaydūn), صَيْدَا (ṣaydā)

From Biblical Hebrew צִידוֹן (Ṣīḏōn), from Phoenician 𐤑𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤍 (ṣydwn /Ṣīdūn/). Likely from shared root ܨ ܘ ܕ related to fishing.


ܦܫܝܛܬܐ

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ܦܫܺܝܛܬܳܐ or ܦܫܝܼܛܬܵܐ • (Fšīṭto or Pšīṭtā) f

ܦܫܺܝܛܬܳܐ (canonical)
ܦܫܝܼܛܬܵܐ (canonical)
Fšīṭto (romanization)
Pšīṭtā (romanization)

Feminine form of ܦܫܺܝܛܳܐ (pšīṭā), the past participle of ܦܳܫܶܛ (pāšiṭ, “to stretch out, extend”).


ܝܗܘܕܐ

ܝܗܘܕܐ • (yəhūḏā)

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ܝܗܘܕܐ • (yəhūḏā)

ܥܠ ܗܘܐ ܕܝܢ ܣܛܢܐ ܒܝܗܘܕܐ ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܣܟܪܝܘܛܐ. ܕܐܝܬ݂ܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܬܪܥܣܪ.
ʿal həwā ḏên sāṭānā ḇə-ʾīhūḏā ḏə-meṯqərē səḵaryōṭā, də-ʾīṯaw[hy] [hə]wā men menyānā ḏa-ṯəreʿsar.

Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.


ܐܒܪܗܡ

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ܐܒܪܗܡ • (ʾaḇrāhām) m

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ܐܒܪܗܡ • (ʾaḇrāhām) m

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→ Malayalam: അബ്രഹാം (abrahāṁ), അവിറ (aviṟa), അവറൻ (avaṟaṉ), എബ്രഹാം (ebrahāṁ), അബ്രാഹം (abrāhaṁ)

Derived from Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʾaḇrāhām, “Abraham”).

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ܘܠܐ ܢܬܩܪܐ ܬܘܒ ܫܡܟ ܐܒܪܡ: ܐܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܫܡܟ ܐܒܪܗܡ: ܡܛܠ ܕܐܒܐ ܠܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܥܡܡ̈ܐ ܝܗܒܬܟ.
wə-lā neṯqərē ṯūḇ šəmāḵ ʾaḇrām, ʾellā nēhwē šəmāḵ ʾaḇrāhām, meṭṭol də-ʾăḇā lə-sōḡʾā ḏə-ʿam[mə]mē ya[h]ḇəṯāḵ.

Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.


ܐܝܣܚܩ

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ܐܝܣܚܩ • (ʾīsḥāq)

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ܐܝܣܚܩ • (ʾīsḥāq)

From Biblical Hebrew יִצְחָק (yiṣḥāq, “Isaac”).

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ܘܓܙܪ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܠܐܝܣܚܩ ܒܪܗ ܒܪ ܬܡܢܝܐ ܝܘ̈ܡܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܦܩܕܗ ܐܠܗܐ.

And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.

wa-ḡəzar ʾaḇrāhām lə-ʾīsḥāq bərēh ḇar təmānyā yawmīn ʾāḵ də-p̄aqdēh ʾălāhā.


ܐܝܫܝ

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ܐܝܫܝ • (ʾīšay)

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ܐܝܫܝ • (ʾīšay)

From Biblical Hebrew יִשַׁי (yišay, “Jesse”).

ܘܩܪܝ ܠܐܝܫܝ ܠܕܒܚܐ: ܘܐܢܐ ܐܚܘܝܟ ܡܕܡ ܕܬܥܒܕ. ܘܡܫܘܚ ܠܝ ܠܡ̇ܢ ܕܐܡܪ ܠܟ.

And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee.

wa-qərī lə-ʾīšay lə-ḏeḇḥā, wə-ʾĕnā ʾēḥāwēḵ meddem də-ṯeʿbeḏ: wa-məšoḥ lī lə-man də-ʾēmar lāḵ.


ܡܢܫܐ

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ܡܢܫܐ • (mənaššē)

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ܡܢܫܐ • (mənaššē)

From Hebrew מְנַשֶּׁה (mənaššeh, “Manasseh”).

ܡܢܝܢܗܘܢ ܕܫܒܛܐ ܕܡܢܫܐ: ܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܬܪܝܢ ܐܠܦܝܢ ܘܡܐܬܝܢ.

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.

menyānhōn də-šaḇṭā ḏə-mənaššē, təlāṯīn wa-ṯərên ʾaləp̄īn wə-maʾṯên.


ܝܘܫܝܐ

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ܝܘܫܝܐ • (yōšīā)

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ܝܘܫܝܐ • (yōšīā)

From Biblical Hebrew יֹאשִׁיָּה (yōʾšiyyâ), see יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ (yōʾšiyyā́hū).

ܘܩܒܪܘܗܝ ܒܩܒܪܗ ܒܓܢܬ ܓܙܐ. ܘܐܡܠܟ ܝܘܫܝܐ ܒܪܗ ܒܬܪܗ.
wə-qaḇrū[hy] ḇə-qaḇrēh ḇə-ḡannaṯ gazzā, wə-ʾamleḵ yōšīā ḇərēh ḇāṯrēh.

And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza: and Josiah his son reigned in his stead.


ܝܥܩܘܒ

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ܝܥܩܘܒ • (yaʿqōḇ)

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ܝܥܩܘܒ • (yaʿqōḇ)

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→ Malayalam: യാക്കോബ് (yākkōbŭ), ചാക്കോ (cākkō)

From Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ, “Jacob”).

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ܘܪܒܘ ܛܠܝ̈ܐ: ܘܗܘܐ ܥܣܘ ܓܒܪܐ ܝܕܥ ܨܝܕܐ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܒܪܐ: ܘܝܥܩܘܒ ܓܒܪ ܬܡܝܡ ܘܥܡܪ ܒܡܫܟܢܐ.

And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.

wa-rəḇaw ṭəlāyē: wa-həwā ʿēsō ḡaḇrā yāḏaʿ ṣaydā ḡaḇrā ḏə-ḇarrā; wə-yaʿqōḇ gəḇar tammīm wə-ʿāmar bə-maškənā.


ܡܘܫܐ

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ܡܘܫܐ • (mūšē)

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→ Arabic: مُوسَى (mūsā)
→ Azerbaijani: Musa
→ Bashkir: Муса (Musa)
→ Bengali: মূসা (musa)
→ Catalan: Mussa
→ English: Musa
→ French: Moussa
→ Kazakh: Мұса (Mūsa)
→ Malay: Musa
→ Ottoman Turkish: موسی (musa)
Turkish: Musa
→ Persian: موسی (musâ)
→ Punjabi: مُوسیٰ (mūsá)
→ Portuguese: Murça
→ Sindhi: موسيٰ
→ Swahili: Musa
→ Tatar: Муса (Musa)
→ Tajik: Мусо (Muso)
→ Urdu: موسیٰ (mūsā)
→ Uzbek: Muso


ܙܟܪܝܐ

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ܙܟܪܝܐ • (z'ḵaryā)

syc-proper noun

ܙܟܪܝܐ • (z'ḵaryā)

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→ Malayalam: സക്കറിയ (sakkaṟiya), സ്കറിയ (skaṟiya), കറിയ (kaṟiya), ചെറിയാൻ (ceṟiyāṉ)

ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܡܠܐܟܐ: ܠܐ ܬܕܚܠ ܙܟܪܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܫܬܡܥܬ ܨܠܘܬܟ ܘܐܢܬܬܟ ܐܠܝܫܒܥ ܬܐܠܕ ܠܟ ܒܪܐ ܘܬܩܪܐ ܫܡܗ ܝܘܚܢܢ.

But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

wi-ʾimar lēh malaʾiḵā lā tiḏḥal zəḵaryā miṭṭul di-ʾštamʿaṯ ṣəlōṯāḵ wa-ʾintəṯāḵ ʾilīšḇaʿ tē-ʾilaḏ lāḵ bərā wəṯiqrē šəmēh yōḥannān.

(biblical) Zechariah, Zacharias, Zachary


ܦܠܣܛܝܢ

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ܦܠܣܛܝܢ • (palasṭīn)

syc-proper noun

ܦܠܣܛܝܢ • (palasṭīn)

From Ancient Greek Παλαιστίνη (Palaistínē).
Compare Arabic فلسطين.

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Arabic فلسطين

(historical or politically charged, see usage notes) Palestine (the region in Western Asia in the Middle East between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River)

Palestine (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East; the State of Palestine; the homeland of the Palestinian people)


ܣܥܘܕܝܐ

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ܣܥܘܕܝܐ • (saʿūdiya)

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ܣܥܘܕܝܐ • (saʿūdiya)

From Arabic السعودية (as-suʕūdiyya or as-saʕūdiyya)

bor

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia


ܠܒܢܢ

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ܠܒܢܢ • (leḇnān)

syc-proper noun

ܠܒܢܢ • (leḇnān)

From Proto-West Semitic *laban- (“white”). Compare Hebrew לְבָנוֹן (l'vanón) and Arabic لُبْنَان (lubnān).


ܣܘܪܝܐ

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ܣܘܪܝܐ • (sūrīā) f

From Ancient Greek Συρία (Suría), from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩 (Aššur, “Assur”). Doublet of ܐܬܘܪ.

Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)


ܐܪܡܢܝܐ

ܐܪܡܢܝܐ • (ʾarmenīyā)

syc-proper noun

ܐܪܡܢܝܐ • (ʾarmenīyā)


ܐܣܦܢܝܐ

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ܐܣܦܢܝܐ • (ʾespānyā)

syc-proper noun

ܐܣܦܢܝܐ • (ʾespānyā)

ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܐܣܦܢܝܐ
ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܐܣܦܢܝܐ#Classical_Syriac

Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula; official name: ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܐܣܦܢܝܐ)

ܩܛܠܘܢܐܝܬ

ܩܛܠܘܢܝܐ (“Catalan”)


ܕܪܡܣܘܩ

→ Arabic: دِمَشْق (dimašq)

From Aramaic דַּרְמֶשֶׂק (darmeśeq)
http://syriaca.org/place/66

Damascus (the capital city of Syria; an ancient settlement, the ancient capital of various polities, most notably the Umayyad Caliphate from 661 to 744 CE and Aram-Damascus, existing from the 12th to 8th centuries BCE)


ܠܘܩܐ

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ܠܘܼܩܵܐ • (luqa) m

→ Malayalam: ലൂക്കാ (lūkkā)

Derived from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs, literally “man from Lucania”).

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(biblical) The Gospel of Luke: a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the third of the four gospels.


ܐܢܕܘܪܐ

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ܐܢܕܘܪܐ • (ʾandōrā)

syc-proper noun

ܐܢܕܘܪܐ • (ʾandōrā)

ܪܝܫܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܢܕܘܪܐ
ܪܝܫܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܢܕܘܪܐ#Classical_Syriac

Andorra (a microstate in Southern Europe, between Spain and France; official name: ܪܝܫܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܢܕܘܪܐ)


ܗܢܕܘ

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ܗܢܕܘ • (hendū)

syc-proper noun

ܗܢܕܘ • (hendū)


ܐܝܪܐܢ

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ܐܝܪܐܢ • (ʾīrān)

syc-proper noun

ܐܝܪܐܢ • (ʾīrān)

From Persian ایران (irân), from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭠𐭭 (ʾērān, “of the Aryans”).

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ܩܘܛܢܝܘܬܐ ܐܣܠܐܡܝܬܐ ܕܐܝܪܐܢ

ܩܘܛܢܝܘܬܐ ܐܣܠܐܡܝܬܐ ܕܐܝܪܐܢ#Classical_Syriac

Iran (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East; official name: ܩܘܛܢܝܘܬܐ ܐܣܠܐܡܝܬܐ ܕܐܝܪܐܢ)


ܬܐܘܡܐ

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→ Malayalam: തോമാ (tōmā), തോമ (tōma), തോമ്മാ (tōmmā), തോമ്മ (tōmma)

Inherited from Aramaic תְּאוֹמָא (təʾōmā).

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Aramaic תְּאוֹמָא (təʾōmā)


ܒܒܠ

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ܒܒܠ • (bāḇel)

syc-proper noun

ܒܒܠ • (bāḇel)

From Aramaic בבל (bāḇel), from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim).

(historical) Babylon (an ancient city, the ancient capital of Babylonia in modern Iraq, built on the banks of the Euphrates)


ܐܘܪܗܝ

ʾurhāy (romanization)
ʾorhāy (romanization)

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→ Arabic: الرُّهَا (ar-ruhā), الرُّهَاء (ar-ruhāʔ)

→ Northern Kurdish: Riha

→ Middle Persian:

Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾlhʾy)

Inscriptional Pahlavi script: [Inscriptional Pahlavi needed] (ʾwlhʾy)

→ Parthian:

Inscriptional Parthian script: [script needed] (ʾwrhʾy)

→ Old Armenian: Ուռհայ (Uṙhay)

→ Ottoman Turkish: اورفه (Urfa), اورفا (Urfa)

English: Urfa

Turkish: Urfa

⇒ Turkish: Şanlıurfa

Probably from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭥𐭮𐭫𐭥𐭣𐭩 (hwslwdy /Husrōy/)

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ܗܝܕܝܢ ܟܢܫ ܟܘܣܪܘ ܚܝܠܘ̈ܬܐ ܘܥܠܝ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܪ̈ܗܘܡܢܐ. ܘܥܒܕ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܪ̈ܒܝ ܚ̈ܝܠܐ ܘܫܕܪ ܠܡܥܪܒܐ. ܘܟܒܫܘ ܠܡܪܕܐ ܘܠܐܡܕ. ܘܠܡܝܦܪܩܛ ܘܠܐܘܪܗܝ.

(chiefly historical) Urfa (a city in southeastern Turkey)


ܡܝܦܪܩܛ

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مَيَّافَرْقَط

→ Arabic: مَيْفَرْقَط (mayfarqaṭ), مَيَّافَرْقَط (mayyāfarqaṭ)

An interpretation as ܡܝܐ (mayyā, “water”) and a Middle Iranian relative of Persian پارگین (pârgin, “ditch, moat, sink, sewer”), contaminated with a Middle Iranian suffix seen as Old Armenian -կերտ (-kert) in the Armenian name of this city; also, the end of former Iranian word may have been reinterpreted as the Aramaic plural suffix -īn frequent in place names within Western Aramaic, as seen in the city’s Arabic name مَيَّافَارِقِين (mayyāfāriqīn).

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Diyarbakır Province
Diyarbakır Province#English

Martyropolis (a city in today’s Diyarbakır Province in Turkey; modern Silvan)


ܐܡܕ

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ܐܡܕ • (ʾameḏ)

syc-proper noun

ܐܡܕ • (ʾameḏ)

An Aramaic or at least or already Northwest Semitic formation, of the root ܥ ܡ ܕ akin to the Arabic ع م د (ʕ m d), to be interpreted as “standing” due to its strategic position.

ar-root

ع م د (ʕ m d)

Amida (a city in today’s Diyarbakır Province in Turkey; modern Diyarbakır)


ܡܪܕܝܢ

merdīn (romanization)
mardīn (romanization)


ܢܨܝܒܝܢ

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ܢܨܝܒܝܢ • (nəṣīḇīn)

syc-proper noun

ܢܨܝܒܝܢ • (nəṣīḇīn)

An Old Aramaic plural formation dating back to the 2nd millennium BCE from ܢܨܝܒ (nəṣīḇ, “erected, planted”, adjective) from the root ܢ ܨ ܒ cognate to the Arabic ن ص ب (n ṣ b).

ar-root

ن ص ب (n ṣ b)

Nusaybin (a city in today’s Mardin Province in Turkey)


ܦܘܠܘܣ

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ܦܘܠܘܣ • (pawlūs)

syc-proper noun

ܦܘܠܘܣ • (pawlūs)


ܦܘܠܘܣ

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ܦܘܠܘܣ • (pāwlāws)

syc-proper noun

ܦܘܠܘܣ • (pāwlāws)


ܐܪܡ

head

ܐܪܡ • (ʾārām)

syc-proper noun

ܐܪܡ • (ʾārām)

Turoyo: ܐܳܪܳܡ (orom)

ܘܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܪܡ ܥܘܨ ܘܚܘܠ ܘܓܬܪ ܘܡܫ.
wabnay ʾārām ʿūṣ w(ə)ḥōl w(ə)gāṯer w(ə)māš .

And the sons of Aram: Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.

Aramaea/Aramea, Syria (an ancient Aramaic-speaking region in modern Syria and northern Israel)


ܐܠܠܗ

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ܐܠܠܗ • (allāh)

allāh (romanization)
ܐܠܠܘ (alternative)
ܐܠܠܐ (alternative)

From Arabic اللّٰه (allāh), only used in Garshuni.


ܝܗܘܗ

YHWH (romanization)
ܝܗܘ (alternative)
ܝܗ (alternative)
ܞ (alternative)


ܒܝܬ ܠܚܡ

From ܒܹܝܬ (be(j)θ, “house of”) + ܠܚܡ (laḥem, “bread”).


ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ

head

ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ • (gēwargis)

syc-proper noun

ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ • (gēwargis)

desc

→ Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܓܹܝܘܲܪܓܝܼܣ (gēwargīs)

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→ Malayalam: ഗീവർഗീസ് (gīvaṟgīsŭ), ഗീവർഗ്ഗീസ് (gīvaṟggīsŭ), വർഗീസ് (vaṟgīsŭ), വർഗ്ഗീസ് (vaṟggīsŭ), വർക്കി (vaṟkki), വരീത് (varītŭ)
→ English: Geevarghese, Varghese, Varughese

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios).

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a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English George

a surname transferred from the given name


ܡܐܢܝ

desc

→ Middle Persian: 𐫖𐫀𐫗𐫏 (mʾny), 𐬨𐬁𐬥𐬌 (māni), 𐭬𐭠𐭭𐭩 (mʾny), 𐭌𐭀𐭍𐭉

→ Sogdian: 𐫖𐫀𐫗𐫏 (mʾny)

→ Old Uyghur: 𐫖𐫀𐫗𐫏 (mʾny)

→ Persian: مانی

→ Greek: Μάνης (Mánis)

→ English: Mani

→ Latin: Manes

→ Chinese: 摩尼 (Móní)


ܡܘܬܢܐ

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ܡܘܬܢܐ • (mūṯannā)

syc-proper noun

ܡܘܬܢܐ • (mūṯannā)

calque

محافظة المثنى


ܐܕܡ

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ܐܕܡ • (ʾāḏām)

syc-proper noun

ܐܕܡ • (ʾāḏām)

ʾāḏām (romanization)
אָדָם (alternative)
ܐܖܡ (alternative)

desc

→ Malayalam: ആദാം (ādāṁ), ആദം (ādaṁ) — Islam


ܨܝܢ

From Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (čīn, “China”), via Arabic صين.

People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China

ܩܘܛܢܝܘܬܐ ܥܡܡܝܬܐ ܕܨܝܢ
ܩܘܛܢܝܘܬܐ ܥܡܡܝܬܐ ܕܨܝܢ#Classical_Syriac

China (a large country in East Asia, occupying the region around the Yellow, Yangtze, and Pearl Rivers; the People's Republic of China, since 1949; official name: ܩܘܛܢܝܘܬܐ ܥܡܡܝܬܐ ܕܨܝܢ (“People's Republic of China”))

arc:ܠܫܢܐ ܨܝܢܝܐ
arc:ܨܝܢ


ܡܫܝܚܝܘܬܐ

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ܡܫܝܚܝܘܬܐ • (mšīḥāyūṯā))

syc-proper noun

ܡܫܝܚܝܘܬܐ • (mšīḥāyūṯā))

[məʃiħɑyuθɑ]

From ܡܫܝܚܝܐ (mšīḥāyā) + the abstract noun ending -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯā).


ܡܢܝܢܝܘܬܐ

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ܡܢܝܢܝܘܬܐ • (manīnāyūtā))

syc-proper noun

ܡܢܝܢܝܘܬܐ • (manīnāyūtā))

From ܡܐܢܝ (mānī) + the abstract noun ending -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯā).


ܦܘܪܝܩܝܫܝܗ

head

pūrēyqīšīyāh

ܦܘܪܝܩܝܫܝܗ • (pūrēyqīšīyāh)

syc-proper noun

pūrēyqīšīyāh

ܦܘܪܝܩܝܫܝܗ • (pūrēyqīšīyāh)


ܫܘܐܠ

head

ܫܲܘܵܐܠ • (šawwāl)

syc-proper noun

ܫܲܘܵܐܠ • (šawwāl)

ܫܲܘܵܐܠ (canonical)
šawwāl (romanization)

Shawwal, the tenth month of the Islamic calendar


ܥܙܪܐܝܠ

head

ܥܲܙܪܵܐܹܝܠ • (ʿazrāʾēl)

syc-proper noun

ܥܲܙܪܵܐܹܝܠ • (ʿazrāʾēl)

ܥܲܙܪܵܐܹܝܠ (canonical)
ʿazrāʾēl (romanization)
ܥܲܙܪܵܝܐܹܝܠ (alternative)
ܥܙܵܐܹܝܠ (alternative)
ܥܲܪܕܵܐܹܝܠ (alternative)

From Biblical Hebrew עֲזַרְאֵל (ʿăzarʾēl).


ܫܝܡ

Compare Hebrew שֵׁם (šēm) and Arabic سَام (sām)

ܒܢ̈ܝ ܫܝܡ ܥܝܠܡ ܘܐܫܘܪ ܘܐܪܦܟܫܕ ܘܠܘܕ ܘܐܪܡ
wabnay šīm ʿīlām w(ə)ʾāšūr w(ə)ʾarpakšad w(ə)lūd w(ə)ʾārām.

The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram


ܘܐܝܘܡܝܢܓ

head

ܘܐܝܘܡܝܢܓ • (wāyōming)

arc:ܘܐܝܘܡܝܢܓ


ܐܘܟܠܐܗܘܡܐ

ܐܘܟܠܐܗܘܡܐ • (ʾoklāhomā)

arc:ܐܘܟܠܐܗܘܡܐ


ܦܠܘܪܝܕܐ

ܦܠܘܪܝܕܐ • (floridā)


ܩܛܝܣܦܘܢ

ܩܛܝܣܦܘܢ • (qṭē(i)spōn)

syc-proper noun

ܩܛܝܣܦܘܢ • (qṭē(i)spōn)

desc

Arabic: قطسيفون

Arabic: قطسيفون

From Ancient Greek Κτησιφῶν (Ktēsiphôn) http://syriaca.org/place/58


ܣܠܝܩ

slīq (romanization)
salīq (romanization)
ܣܶܠܩ (alternative)

From Ancient Greek Σελεύκεια (Seleúkeia) http://syriaca.org/place/182


ܐܠܒܐܡܐ

head

ܐܠܒܐܡܐ • (ʾālabāmā)


ܢܥܡܢ

ܢܥܡܢ • (naʿmān)

syc-proper noun

ܢܥܡܢ • (naʿmān)


ܠܒܢ

head

ܠܒܢ • (lābān)

syc-proper noun

ܠܒܢ • (lābān)

From Proto-West Semitic *laban- (“white”), compare Biblical Hebrew לָבָן


ܚܙܐܝܠ

head

ܚܙܐܝܠ • (ḥ(ə)zāʾel)

syc-proper noun

ܚܙܐܝܠ • (ḥ(ə)zāʾel)

From ܚܙܐ (ḥ(ə)zā, “to see”) + ܐܝܠ (ʾel, “god”, literally “god has seen”), compare Hebrew חֲזָאֵל (Ḥazaʾēl), Arabic حزئيل and Akkadian 𒄩𒍝𒀪𒀭 (Ḫa-za-’-ilu)


ܐܦܓܐܢܣܛܐܢ

head

ܐܦܓܐܢܣܛܐܢ • (ʾafḡān(ə)sṭān)

syc-proper noun

ܐܦܓܐܢܣܛܐܢ • (ʾafḡān(ə)sṭān)

ܐܡܝܪܘܬܐ ܐܣܠܐܡܝܬܐ ܕܐܦܓܐܢܣܛܐܢ

ܐܡܝܪܘܬܐ ܐܣܠܐܡܝܬܐ ܕܐܦܓܐܢܣܛܐܢ#Classical_Syriac

Afghanistan (a landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia; official name: ܐܡܝܪܘܬܐ ܐܣܠܐܡܝܬܐ ܕܐܦܓܐܢܣܛܐܢ (“Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan”))

arc:ܐܦܓܐܢܣܛܐܢ


ܡܐܠܝ

head

ܡܐܠܝ • (māli)

syc-proper noun

ܡܐܠܝ • (māli)


ܦܐܪܝܣ

head

ܦܐܪܝܣ • (pārīs)

syc-proper noun

ܦܐܪܝܣ • (pārīs)


ܒܪܠܝܢ

head

ܒܪܠܝܢ • (berlīn)

syc-proper noun

ܒܪܠܝܢ • (berlīn)


ܡܘܣܩܒܐ

head

ܡܘܣܩܒܐ • (mōsqḇā)

syc-proper noun

ܡܘܣܩܒܐ • (mōsqḇā)

mōsqḇā (romanization)
ܡܘܣܩܘ (alternative)

Ultimately from Russian Москва́ (Moskvá)


ܣܢ ܡܪܝܢܘ

head

ܣܢ ܡܪܝܢܘ • (sān mārīno)

syc-proper noun

ܣܢ ܡܪܝܢܘ • (sān mārīno)

arc:ܣܢ ܡܪܝܢܘ

Republic of San Marino
Republic of San Marino


ܡܘܚܡܕ

head

ܡܘܚܡܕ • (mūḥammad)

syc-proper noun

ܡܘܚܡܕ • (mūḥammad)

mūḥammad (romanization)
ܡܚܡܕ (alternative)
ܡܚܡܛ (alternative)
ܡܘܚܡܛ (alternative)


ܡܥܠܘܠܐ

head

ܡܥܠܘܠܐ • (maʿlūlā)

syc-proper noun

ܡܥܠܘܠܐ • (maʿlūlā)

Modern Learned borrowing from Western Neo-Aramaic, cognate to the root ܥ ܠ ܠ related to entering. https://yawna.org/maaloula-etymology-en/


ܒܝܬ ܠܦܛ

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ܒܝܬ ܠܦܛ • (bēṯ lapaṭ)

syc-proper noun

ܒܝܬ ܠܦܛ • (bēṯ lapaṭ)

bēṯ lapaṭ (romanization)
ܒܝܠܦܛ (alternative)

Coptic: [script needed] (Bēlapat)


ܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܘܦܘܠܝܣ

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ܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܘܦܘܠܝܣ • (qusṭanṭinupolīs)

syc-proper noun

ܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܘܦܘܠܝܣ • (qusṭanṭinupolīs)

qusṭanṭinupolīs (romanization)
ܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܘܦܠܝܣ (alternative)

From Ancient Greek Κωνσταντινούπολις (Kōnstantinoúpolis) http://syriaca.org/place/586

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Κωνσταντινούπολις


ܒܝܬ ܙܠܝܢ

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ܒܝܬ ܙܠܝܢ • (bēṯ zālīn)

syc-proper noun

ܒܝܬ ܙܠܝܢ • (bēṯ zālīn)

bēṯ zālīn (romanization)
ܒܝܬ ܙ̈ܠܐ (alternative)
ܙܠܝ̈ܢ (alternative)

from ܒܝܬ (“house of”) + ܙܠܝ̈ܢ (“reeds”) http://syriaca.org/place/160


ܚܛܪܐ

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ܚܛܪܐ or ܚܛܪ̈ܐ • (ḥaṭrā or ḥaṭrē)

ܚܛܪܐ (canonical)
ܚܛܪ̈ܐ (canonical)
ḥaṭrā (romanization)
ḥaṭrē (romanization)
𐣧𐣨𐣣𐣠 (alternative)
𐣡𐣩𐣵 𐣠𐣫𐣤𐣠 (alternative)
𐣧𐣨𐣣𐣠 𐣣𐣴𐣬𐣴 (alternative)


ܣܩܘܬܝܐ

ܣܩܘܬܝܐ • (sqūtīyā)

syc-proper noun

ܣܩܘܬܝܐ • (sqūtīyā)


ܚܣܢ

a male given name, equivalent to English Hasan


ܐܕܘܪܒܝܓܐܢ

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ܐܕܘܪܒܝܓܐܢ • (ʾāḏōrbēḡān)

syc-proper noun

ܐܕܘܪܒܝܓܐܢ • (ʾāḏōrbēḡān)

From Middle Persian ʾtwrpʾtkʾn (“Ādurbādagān”)

bor

(original sense) Azerbaijan (a region in northwestern Iran, where ancient Atropatene was located, encompassing the modern provinces of Ardabil, East Azerbaijan and West Azerbaijan)

ܩܘܛܢܝܘܬܐ ܕܐܙܪܒܝܓܐܢ[Republic of Azerbaijan]]>

[from 20th c.] Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus in Asia and Europe)


ܛܘܒܝܛ

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ܛܘܒܝܛ • (ṭūḇīṭ)

syc-proper noun

ܛܘܒܝܛ • (ṭūḇīṭ)

From Biblical Hebrew טוֹבִי (tovi, literally “my good”) with the final /ṭ/ under influence of Ancient Greek Τωβίτ (Tōbít).


ܫܝܪܝܢ

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ܫܝܪܝܢ • (širin)

syc-proper noun

ܫܝܪܝܢ • (širin)

Borrowed from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (šylyn' /šīrēn/, “sweet”)

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ܘܣܓܝ ܐܬܝܩܪ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܘܡܘ̈ܗܝ ܡܢ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܡܢ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܢܫܘ̈ܗܝ ܟܪ̈ܝܣܛܝܢܝܬܐ܇ ܕܗܢܘ ܕܝܢ ܡܢ ܫܝܪܝܢ ܐܪܡܝܬܐ ܘܡܢ ܡܪܝܡ ܪܗܘܡܝܬܐ.

1891, Ignazio Guidi, Un nuovo testo siriaco sulla storia degli ultimi Sassanidi, page 10:

He was greatly honoured during all his days by the king and by his two Christian wives, that is Shirin the Aramean and Mariam the Byzantine.

Shirin, the name of different Christian saints


ܣܘܩܪܛܣ

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ܣܘܩܪܛܣ • (soqrāṭes)

syc-proper noun

ܣܘܩܪܛܣ • (soqrāṭes)

73 AD, Letter of Mara bar Serapion
ܡܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܐܬܗܢܝܘ ܐܬܢ̈ܝܐ ܒܩܛܠܗ ܕܣܘܩܪܛܣ. ܕܦܘܪܥܢܗ ܟܦܢܐ ܘܡܘܬܢܐ ܩܒܠܘ.

What advantage did the Athenians gain from murdering Socrates? Famine and plague came upon them as a punishment.


ܦܬܘܓܪܣ

From Ancient Greek Πῡθαγόρᾱς (Pūthagórās)

73 AD, Letter of Mara bar Serapion
ܐܘ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܣܡܘܣ ܒܝܩܕܢܗ ܕܦܬܘܓܪܣ. ܕܒܚܕܐ ܫܥܐ ܒܟܠܗ ܐܬܪܗܘܢ ܒܚܠܐ ܐܬܟܣܝ.

And what advantage did the men of Samos gain from burning Pythagoras? In a moment their land was covered with sand.


ܥܝܪܐܩ

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ܥܝܪܐܩ • (ʿīrāq)

syc-proper noun

ܥܝܪܐܩ • (ʿīrāq)


ܐܪܛܚܫܫܬ

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ܐܪܛܚܫܫܬ • (ʾarṭaḥšešt)

syc-proper noun

ܐܪܛܚܫܫܬ • (ʾarṭaḥšešt)

From Aramaic אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתְּא (ʾartaḥšaśt), Aramaic אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא (ʾartaḥšast), from Imperial Aramaic 𐡀𐡓𐡕𐡇𐡔𐡎𐡔 (ʾrtḥšsš), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠 (a-r-t-x-š-ç-a /artaxšaça/, “whose rule is through truth”).

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אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתְּא

אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא

Aramaic אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא (ʾartaḥšast)


ܟܢܥܢ

→ Malayalam: കാനാൻ (kānāṉ)

Compare Hebrew כְּנַעַן (k'ná'an), Phoenician 𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍 (knʿn), Akkadian 𒆳𒆠𒈾𒄴𒈾 (Kinaḫnum) and Arabic كَنْعَان (kanʕān).


ܟܘܣܪܘ

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ܟܘܣܪܘ • (ḵosro)

syc-proper noun

ܟܘܣܪܘ • (ḵosro)

From Middle Persian 𐭧𐭥𐭮𐭫𐭥𐭣𐭩 (hwslwdy /Husrōy/)


ܥܘܡܪ

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ܥܘܡܪ • (ʿumar)

syc-proper noun

ܥܘܡܪ • (ʿumar)

a male given name, equivalent to English Omar


ܥܘܬܡܢ

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ܥܘܬܡܢ • (ʿuṯmān)

syc-proper noun

ܥܘܬܡܢ • (ʿuṯmān)

a male given name, equivalent to English Uthman


ܡܥܘܝܐ

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ܡܥܘܝܐ • (mʿāwyā)

syc-proper noun

ܡܥܘܝܐ • (mʿāwyā)

a male given name, equivalent to English Mu'awiya


ܥܠܝ

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ܥܠܝ • (ʿali)

syc-proper noun

ܥܠܝ • (ʿali)

a male given name, equivalent to English Ali


ܣܘܦܝܢ

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ܣܘܦܝܢ • (sufyān)

syc-proper noun

ܣܘܦܝܢ • (sufyān)

a male given name, equivalent to English Sufyan


ܥܒܕܪܚܡܢ

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ܥܒܕܪܚܡܢ • (ʿabdraḥmān)

syc-proper noun

ܥܒܕܪܚܡܢ • (ʿabdraḥmān)

a male given name, equivalent to English Abdul Rahman


ܝܙܝܕ

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ܝܙܝܕ • (yazīd)

syc-proper noun

ܝܙܝܕ • (yazīd)

a male given name, equivalent to English Yazid


ܐܒܘ ܒܟܪ

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ܐܒܘ ܒܟܪ • (ʾabū bakr)

syc-proper noun

ܐܒܘ ܒܟܪ • (ʾabū bakr)

a male given name, equivalent to English Abu Bakr, used by Muslims


ܥܒܕܐܠܗ

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ܥܒܕܐܠܗ • (ʿabdalāh)

syc-proper noun

ܥܒܕܐܠܗ • (ʿabdalāh)

ʿabdalāh (romanization)
ܥܒܕܐܠܠܗ (alternative)
ܥܒܕܠܠܗ (alternative)
ܥܒܕ ܐܠܗ (alternative)

a male given name, equivalent to English Abd Allah


ܥܒܕܐܠܡܠܟ

a male given name, equivalent to English Abd Almalik


ܡܘܣܐ

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ܡܘܣܐ • (musā)

syc-proper noun

ܡܘܣܐ • (musā)

a male given name, equivalent to English Moses


ܝܙܕܓܪܕ

From 𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭪𐭫𐭲𐭩 (yzdklty) / Middle Persian 𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭪𐭥𐭲𐭩 (Yazdegerd, Yazdgird, literally “made by God”), from 𐭩𐭦𐭣 (Yazd) + 𐭪𐭥𐭲𐭩 (-gird, -kirt).

uder

a male given name, equivalent to English Yazdegerd


ܗܘܪܡܝܙܕ

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ܗܘܪܡܝܙܕ • (hormīzd)

syc-proper noun

ܗܘܪܡܝܙܕ • (hormīzd)

a male given name, equivalent to English Hormizd


ܦܝܠܝܦܘܣ

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→ Malayalam: ഫിലിപ്പോസ് (philippōsŭ), പീലി (pīli), പീലിപ്പോസ് (pīlippōs)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φίλιππος (Phílippos).


ܦܘܠܘܤ

→ Malayalam: പൗലോസ് (paulōsŭ)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Παυλος (Paulos).


ܡܐܪܩܘܣ

→ Malayalam: മാർക്കോസ് (māṟkkōsŭ)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μᾶρκος (Mârkos).


ܠܘܩܘܣ

→ Malayalam: ലൂക്കോസ് (lūkkōsŭ)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λούκιος (Loúkios).


ܐܢܛܘܢܝܣ

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ܐܢܛܘܢܝܣ • (ʔanṭōnīs) m

→ Malayalam: അന്തോണീസ് (antōṇīsŭ)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Αντώνης (Antṓnēs).


ܗܒܝܠ

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ܗܰܒܶܝܠ • (hābēl) m

→ Malayalam: ആബേൽ (ābēl)


ܟܢܥܢܝܐ

→ Malayalam: ക്നാനായ (knānāya)

From ܟܰܢܥܳܢ.


ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ

ܓܪܺܝܓܽܘܪܺܝܳܘܣ

ܓܪܺܝܓܽܘܪܺܝܳܘܣ • (transliteration needed) m

ܓܪܺܝܓܽܘܪܺܝܳܘܣ (canonical)

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ഗ്രീഗോറിയോസ്

→ Malayalam: ഗ്രീഗോറിയോസ് (grīgōṟiyōsŭ)

→ Malayalam: ഗ്രീഗോറിയോസ് (grīgōṟiyōsŭ)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γρηγόριος (Grēgórios).


ܐܗܪܘܢ

→ Malayalam: അഹറോൻ (ahaṟōṉ)


ܩܘܪܝܫܝܐ

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ܩܘܪܝܫܝܐ • (qurayšāyā)

syc-proper noun

ܩܘܪܝܫܝܐ • (qurayšāyā)


ܚܡܝܪܝܐ

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ܚܡܝܪܝܐ • (ḥmīrāya)

syc-proper noun

ܚܡܝܪܝܐ • (ḥmīrāya)


ܫܗܝܢ

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ܫܗܝܢ • (šāhīn)

syc-proper noun

ܫܗܝܢ • (šāhīn)

a male given name, equivalent to English Shahin


ܠܘܒܝܐ

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ܠܘܒܝܐ • (lūḇīyā) f

alternative form of ܠܘܒܐ (lūḇē, “Libya”)


ܐܢܕܪܐܘܣ

→ Malayalam: അന്ത്രയോസ് (antrayōsŭ)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas).


ܐܒܓܪ

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ܐܒܓܪ • (ʾaḇgar)

→ Ancient Greek: Ἄβγαρος (Ábgaros)

→ Latin: Abgarus

→ Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܐܲܒ݂ܓܲܪ (aḇgar)

→ Old Armenian: Աբգար (Abgar)

From ܐܒܓܪܐ (ʾaḇgārā, “lame”), typologically compare Latin Claudius, where from Middle Persian [script needed] (aꞵgār, “lame, wounded”) continued in Classical Persian افگار (afgâr, “wounded”), but farther into Arabia rather from Arabic أَبْجَر (ʔabjar, “large in the belly”) or Ancient North Arabian as attested in Safaitic 𐪑𐪈𐪔𐪇 (ʾbgr).

bor

a male given name, equivalent to English Abgar or Abgarus, notably borne by a number of kings of Osroene


ܐܡܠܘܢ

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ܐܵܡܲܠܘܿܢ • (ʾāmalon) m

ܐܵܡܲܠܘܿܢ (canonical)
ʾāmalon (romanization)