List of Syriac place names

Names

ܐ

Syriac	Transliteration	English; Modern name	Attestation
ܐܫܘܪ	ʾĀšūr	Assur
ܐܬܘܪ	ʾĀṯūr	Assyria
ܐܪܡ	ʾĀrām	Aram; Syria
ܐܘܪܗܝ	ʾŪrhāy	Edessa
ܐܪܒܝܠ	'Arbīl	Arbil	Synod of Mar Isaac (410 AD)
ܐܪܦܗܐ	'Arraphā	Kirkuk
ܐܡܝܕ	ʾAmīḏ	Amida
ܐܠܩܘܫ	ʾAlqōš	Alqosh
ܐܪܥܕܢ	ʾAra'den	Araden
ܐܪܡܘܬܐ	'Arm'ūṭā	Armota
ܐܘܪܡܝܐ	ʾŪrmīāʾ	Urmia
ܐܪܒܝܐ	ʾAraḇīāʾ	Arabia
ܐܝܪܢ	'Īrān	Iran
ܐܣܛܗܪ	ʾIsṭahar	Istakhr	Synod of Mar Dadisho (424 AD)
ܐܣܦܗܢ	ʾIspahān	Isfahan	Synod of Mar Dadisho (424 AD)
ܐܪܕܫܝܪ ܟܘܪܗ	ʾArdašīr Khwarrah	Ardashir-Khwarrah, modern Firuzabad, Fars	Synod of Mar Dadisho (424 AD)
ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ	ʾĪsrāʾēl	Israel
ܐܘܪܫܠܡ	ʾŪrēšlem	Jerusalem
ܐܝܪܝܚܘ	ʾĪrīḥō	Jericho
ܐܝܛܠܝܐ	ʾĪṭālyāʾ	Italy
ܐܦܣܘܣ	ʾEᵽesōs	Ephesus
ܐܬܢܘܣ	ʾAṯēnōs	Athens
ܐܝܩܢܘܢ	ʾĪqānēwān	Iconium; Konya
ܐܟܐܝܐ	ʾĀḵāyāʾ	Achaea
ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ	ʾAleksandrīāʾ	Alexandria
ܐܣܝܐ	ʾĀsyāʾ	Asia
ܐܣܦܢܝܐ	ʾAspanyāʾ	Hispania; Spain

ܒ

Syriac	Transliteration	English; Modern Name	Attestation
ܒܝܬ ܢܗܪ̈ܝܢ	Bēṯ Nahrīn	Beth Nahrain, Mesopotamia
ܒܒܠ	Bāḇēl	Babylon
ܒܓܕܕ	Baḡdād	Baghdad
ܒܝܬ ܢܘܗܕܪܐ	Bēṯ Nōhadrā	Dohuk	Synod of Mar Isaac (410 AD)
ܒܝܬ ܙܒܕܝ̈	Bēṯ Zaḇdai	Cizre
ܒܝܬ ܐܪ̈ܡܝܐ	Bēṯ Ārāmāyē	Beth Aramaye
ܒܝܬ ܙܠܝ̈ܢ	Bēṯ Zālīn	Qamishli
ܒܝܬ ܕܪ̈ܐ	Bēṯ Dārē	Bedare
ܒܝܬ ܠܚܡ	Bēṯ Lḥem	Bethlehem
ܒܝܬ ܩܛܖ̈ܝܐ	Bēṯ Qaṭrāyē	Qatar
ܒܝܬ ܡܙܘܢܝ̈ܐ	Bēṯ Mazunāyē	Oman
ܒܝܬ ܦܖ̈ܣܝܐ	Bēṯ Pārsāyē	Fars Province
ܒܝܬ ܠܦܛ	Bēṯ Lapaṭ	Gundeshapur	Synod of Mar Isaac (410 AD)
ܒܝܬ ܗܘܙ̈ܝܐ	Bēṯ Hozāyē	Khuzistan	Synod of Mar Isaac (410 AD)
ܒܝܬ ܪ̈ܙܝܩܝܐ	Bēṯ Rāzeqāyē	Rey
ܒܝܬ ܡܕܝ̈ܐ	Bēṯ Mādāyē	Hamadan; Hamadan Province
ܒܝܬ ܐܝܠ	Bēṯ 'Ēl	Bedial
ܒܝܬ ܥܢܝܐ	Bēṯ ʿAnyāʾ	Bethany

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	English; Modern Name	Attestation
ܚܛܪܐ	Ḥaṭrā	Hatra
ܚܝܪܬܐ	Ḥīrtā	Al-Hirah	The ancient city was eventually replaced by Kufa
ܚܢܝܬܐ	Ḥnīṯā	Hnitha	District in the north-east of Adiabene which was also a diocese and the site of persecution under Shapur II
ܚܕܬܐ	Ḥḏattā	Hdatta, Haditha
ܚܛܐ	Ḥattā	Hatta	Hatta was a suffragan diocese of Fars
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
ܐܘܪܡܝܐ	Yūrdnān		Jordan River

ܟܟ

Aramaic	Transliteration	IPA	English; Modern Name
ܟܢܥܢ	Knaʿn		Cush; Ethiopia
ܟܢܥܢ	Knaʿn		Canaan
ܟܪܟܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܣܠܘܟ	Karkhā d-Bēṯ Slōkh		Kirkuk
ܟܦܪܢܚܘܡ	Kᵽarnaḥūm		Capernaum

ܠ

Aramaic	Transliteration	IPA	English; Modern Name
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	English; Modern Name	Attestation
ܢܘܗܕܪܐ	Nūhadrāʾ	Dahuk	Synod of Mar Isaac (410 AD)
ܢܝܢܘܐ	Nīnwēʾ	Nineveh
ܢܨܝܒܝܢ	Nṣīḇīn	Nisibis	Synod of Mar Isaac (410 AD)
ܢܝܠܘܣ	Nīlōs	Nile
ܢܨܪܬ	Nāṣraṯ	Nazareth

ܣ

Aramaic	Transliteration	English; Modern Name	Attestation
ܣܠܝܩ	Salīq	Seleucia-on-Tigris	Synod of Mar Isaac (410 AD)
ܣܘܪܝܐ	Sūryāʾ	Syria
ܣܪܘܓ	Srūḡʾ	Suruç

ܥ

Aramaic	Transliteration	IPA	English; Modern Name
ܥܕܢ	ʿḎen		Eden
ܥܡܘܪܐ	ʿĀmōrāʾ		Gomorrah

ܦ

Aramaic	Transliteration	English; Modern Name	Attestation
ܦܪܬ	Prāṯ		Euphrates
ܦܪܬ ܕܡܝܫܢ	Prāṯ d-Maišān	Basra	Synod of Mar Isaac (410 AD)
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

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