"Elam" meaning in English

See Elam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈiːləm/, /ɛˈlɑːm/
Etymology: Etymology tree Elamite 𒄬𒆷𒁶𒋾 (ḫalˡᵃ-tam₆-ti /⁠haltamti⁠/)bor. Sumerian 𒉏𒆠 (elamᵏⁱ /⁠Elam⁠/)bor. Akkadian 𒉏𒈠𒆠 (Elamtu)bor. Hebrew עֵילָם (ʿêlām)bor. English Elam Borrowed from Hebrew עֵילָם (ʿêlām), borrowed from Akkadian 𒉏𒈠𒆠 (Elamtu), borrowed from Sumerian 𒉏𒆠 (elamᵏⁱ /⁠Elam⁠/), borrowed from Elamite 𒄬𒆷𒁶𒋾 (ḫalˡᵃ-tam₆-ti /⁠haltamti⁠/). Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:bor|he:עֵילָם|id=ancient civilization|text=++|tree=1}} Etymology tree Elamite 𒄬𒆷𒁶𒋾 (ḫalˡᵃ-tam₆-ti /⁠haltamti⁠/)bor. Sumerian 𒉏𒆠 (elamᵏⁱ /⁠Elam⁠/)bor. Akkadian 𒉏𒈠𒆠 (Elamtu)bor. Hebrew עֵילָם (ʿêlām)bor. English Elam Borrowed from Hebrew עֵילָם (ʿêlām), borrowed from Akkadian 𒉏𒈠𒆠 (Elamtu), borrowed from Sumerian 𒉏𒆠 (elamᵏⁱ /⁠Elam⁠/), borrowed from Elamite 𒄬𒆷𒁶𒋾 (ḫalˡᵃ-tam₆-ti /⁠haltamti⁠/). Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Elam
  1. (historical) An ancient civilization and empire in modern southwestern Iran, existing between c. 3200 BCE and 539 BCE. Capital: Susa. Wikidata QID: Q128904 Tags: historical Categories (place): Places in Iran Synonyms: Susiana Derived forms: Elamite, Elamo-, Elamo-Dravidian Related terms: Susa Translations (ancient civilization): 𒉏𒈠𒆠 (Elamtu) (Akkadian), ኤላም (ʾelam) (Amharic), عِيلَام (ʕīlām) (Arabic), Ելամ (Elam) (Armenian), Элам (Elam) (Belarusian), Ела́м (Elám) (Bulgarian), Elam (Catalan), 埃蘭 /埃兰 (Āilán) (Chinese Mandarin), Elam [masculine] (Czech), 𒄬𒆷𒁶𒋾 (alt: haltamti⁠) (Elamite), Élam [masculine] (French), Elam [neuter] (German), Ελάμ (Elám) [neuter] (Greek), עֵילָם ('elám) (Hebrew), ईलाम (īlām) [masculine] (Hindi), इलाम (ilām) [masculine] (Hindi), एलाम (elām) [masculine] (Hindi), Elam (Italian), エラム (Japanese), 엘람 (ellam) (Korean), Elamas [masculine] (Lithuanian), ᡝᠯᠠᠮᡳᡨ (elamit) (Manchu), एलाम (elām) (Marathi), 𐎢𐎺𐎩 (uvaja) (Old Persian), عیلام ('ilâm) (Persian), Elam [masculine] (Polish), Elam [masculine] (Portuguese), Elão [masculine] (Portuguese), Эла́м (Elám) [masculine] (Russian), Elam [masculine] (Spanish)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: Elem [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Elam
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Elam-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Manipuri ꯑꯦꯂꯥꯝ (ʼelām). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|mni|ꯑꯦꯂꯥꯝ}} Borrowed from Manipuri ꯑꯦꯂꯥꯝ (ʼelām) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Elam
  1. A Meitei surname from Manipuri Related terms: Elamcha
    Sense id: en-Elam-en-name-Pdr2ay22 Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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    "Terms with Arabic translations",
    "Terms with Armenian translations",
    "Terms with Belarusian translations",
    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
    "Terms with Catalan translations",
    "Terms with Czech translations",
    "Terms with Elamite translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Greek translations",
    "Terms with Hebrew translations",
    "Terms with Hindi translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Japanese translations",
    "Terms with Korean translations",
    "Terms with Lithuanian translations",
    "Terms with Manchu translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
    "Terms with Marathi translations",
    "Terms with Old Persian translations",
    "Terms with Persian translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
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      "word": "Elamite"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elamo-"
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      "word": "Elamo-Dravidian"
    }
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      "word": "Susa"
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        "en:Ancient Near East",
        "en:Former polities",
        "en:History of Iran",
        "en:Places in Iran"
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        "An ancient civilization and empire in modern southwestern Iran, existing between c. 3200 BCE and 539 BCE. Capital: Susa."
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      ],
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        "Q128904"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈiːləm/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛˈlɑːm/"
    }
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      "code": "akk",
      "lang": "Akkadian",
      "lang_code": "akk",
      "roman": "Elamtu",
      "sense": "ancient civilization",
      "word": "𒉏𒈠𒆠"
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      "code": "am",
      "lang": "Amharic",
      "lang_code": "am",
      "roman": "ʾelam",
      "sense": "ancient civilization",
      "word": "ኤላም"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "lang_code": "ar",
      "roman": "ʕīlām",
      "sense": "ancient civilization",
      "word": "عِيلَام"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "lang_code": "hy",
      "roman": "Elam",
      "sense": "ancient civilization",
      "word": "Ելամ"
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    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "lang_code": "be",
      "roman": "Elam",
      "sense": "ancient civilization",
      "word": "Элам"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "Elám",
      "sense": "ancient civilization",
      "word": "Ела́м"
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "ancient civilization",
      "word": "Elam"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "Āilán",
      "sense": "ancient civilization",
      "word": "埃蘭 /埃兰"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "ancient civilization",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Elam"
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      "alt": "haltamti⁠",
      "code": "elx",
      "lang": "Elamite",
      "lang_code": "elx",
      "sense": "ancient civilization",
      "word": "𒄬𒆷𒁶𒋾"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "ancient civilization",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Élam"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "ancient civilization",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Elam"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "lang_code": "el",
      "roman": "Elám",
      "sense": "ancient civilization",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Ελάμ"
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    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "lang_code": "he",
      "roman": "'elám",
      "sense": "ancient civilization",
      "word": "עֵילָם"
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      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "lang_code": "hi",
      "roman": "īlām",
      "sense": "ancient civilization",
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      "word": "ईलाम"
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      "code": "hi",
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      "lang_code": "hi",
      "roman": "ilām",
      "sense": "ancient civilization",
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      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "lang_code": "hi",
      "roman": "elām",
      "sense": "ancient civilization",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "एलाम"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "ancient civilization",
      "word": "Elam"
    },
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "sense": "ancient civilization",
      "word": "エラム"
    },
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "ellam",
      "sense": "ancient civilization",
      "word": "엘람"
    },
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      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "lang_code": "lt",
      "sense": "ancient civilization",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Elamas"
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      "code": "mnc",
      "lang": "Manchu",
      "lang_code": "mnc",
      "roman": "elamit",
      "sense": "ancient civilization",
      "word": "ᡝᠯᠠᠮᡳᡨ"
    },
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      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "lang_code": "mr",
      "roman": "elām",
      "sense": "ancient civilization",
      "word": "एलाम"
    },
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      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "lang_code": "fa",
      "roman": "'ilâm",
      "sense": "ancient civilization",
      "word": "عیلام"
    },
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      "code": "peo",
      "lang": "Old Persian",
      "lang_code": "peo",
      "roman": "uvaja",
      "sense": "ancient civilization",
      "word": "𐎢𐎺𐎩"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "ancient civilization",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Elam"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "ancient civilization",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Elam"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "ancient civilization",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Elão"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "Elám",
      "sense": "ancient civilization",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Эла́м"
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      "code": "es",
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      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "ancient civilization",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Elam"
    }
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}

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    "English lemmas",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English terms borrowed from Manipuri",
    "English terms derived from Manipuri",
    "English uncountable nouns",
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  ],
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      "form": "Elem",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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        "A surname."
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        "3": "ꯑꯦꯂꯥꯝ"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Manipuri ꯑꯦꯂꯥꯝ (ʼelām)",
      "name": "bor+"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Manipuri ꯑꯦꯂꯥꯝ (ʼelām).",
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      "word": "Elamcha"
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        "A Meitei surname from Manipuri"
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          "Meitei",
          "Meitei"
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          "Manipuri",
          "Manipuri"
        ]
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Elam"
}

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