# 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 |