List of Aramaic place names

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{{Incomplete list|date=February 2011}}

This is a list of Aramaic place names; list of the names of places as they exist in the Aramaic language.

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Names

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Aramaic

! Transliteration

! IPA

! English; Modern name

ܐܘܪܗܝ

|{{transliteration|sem|ʾŪrhāy}}

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|Edessa

ܐܘܚܕܢܐ ܡܚܘܝܕ݂ܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|ʾŪḥdānē Mḥūyḏēʾ}}

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|United States

ܐܘܿܪ

|{{transliteration|sem|ʾŪr}}

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|Ur

ܐܘܿܪܘܿܟ

|{{transliteration|sem|ʼÉreḵ}}

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|Uruk

ܐܘܪܡܝܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|ʾŪrmīāʾ}}

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|Urmia

ܐܘܪܫܠܡ

|{{transliteration|sem|ʾŪrēšlem}}

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|Jerusalem

ܐܝܛܠܝܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|ʾĪṭālyāʾ}}

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|Italy

ܐܝܛܠܝܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|ʾĪṭālyāʾ}}

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|Attalia

ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ

|{{transliteration|sem|ʾĪsrāʾēl}}

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|Israel

ܐܝܩܢܘܢ

|{{transliteration|sem|ʾĪqānēwān}}

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|Iconium; Konya

ܐܝܪܝܚܘ

|{{transliteration|sem|ʾĪrīḥō}}

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|Jericho

ܐܟܐܝܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|ʾĀḵāyāʾ}}

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|Achaea

ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|ʾAleksandrīāʾ}}

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|Alexandria

ܐܠܩܘܫ

|{{transliteration|sem|ʾAlqōš}}

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|Alqosh

ܐܡܝܕ

|{{transliteration|sem|ʾAmīḏ}}

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|Amida

ܐܣܝܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|ʾĀsyāʾ}}

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|Asia

ܐܣܦܢܝܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|ʾAspanyāʾ}}

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|Hispania; Spain

ܐܦܣܘܣ

|{{transliteration|sem|ʾEᵽesōs}}

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|Ephesus

ܐܪܒܝܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|ʾAraḇīāʾ}}

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|Arabia

ܐܪܒܠܐ

|'Arbelā

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|Arbil

ܐܪܥܕܢ

|{{transliteration|sem|ʾAra'den}}

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|Araden

ܐܪܡ

|{{transliteration|sem|ʾĀrām}}

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|Aram; Syria

ܐܪܡܘܬܐ

|'Arm'ūṭā

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|Armota

ܐܪܦܗܐ

|'Arraphā

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|Kirkuk

ܐܫܘܪ

|{{transliteration|sem|ʾĀšūr}}

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|Assur

ܐܬܘܪ

|{{transliteration|sem|ʾĀṯūr}}

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|Assyria

ܐܝܪܢ

|{{transliteration|sem|'Īrān}}

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|Iran

ܐܬܢܘܣ

|{{transliteration|sem|ʾAṯēnōs}}

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|Athens

ܐܣܛܗܪ

|{{transliteration|sem|ʾIsṭahar}}

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|Istakhr

ܐܣܦܗܢ

|{{transliteration|sem|ʾIspahān}}

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|Isfahan

={{lang|syc|ܒ}}=

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Aramaic

! Transliteration

! IPA

! English; Modern Name

ܒܒܠ

|{{transliteration|sem|Bāḇēl}}

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|Babylon

ܒܓܕܕ

|{{transliteration|sem|Baḡdād}}

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|Baghdad

ܒܝܬ ܕܪ̈ܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Bēṯ Dārē}}

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|Bedare

ܒܝܬ ܠܚܡ

|{{transliteration|sem|Bēṯ Lḥem}}

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|Bethlehem

ܒܝܬ ܢܗܪ̈ܝܢ

|{{transliteration|sem|Bēṯ Nahrīn}}

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|Beth Nahrain, Mesopotamia

ܒܝܬ ܩܛܖ̈ܝܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Bēṯ Qaṭrāyē}}

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|Qatar

ܒܝܬ ܡܙܘܢܝ̈ܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Bēṯ Mazunāyē}}

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|Oman

ܒܝܬ ܦܖ̈ܣܝܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Bēṯ Pārsāyē}}

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|Fars province

ܒܝܬ ܗܘܙ̈ܝܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Bēṯ Hozāyē}}

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|Khuzistan

ܒܝܬ ܢܘܗܕܪܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Bēṯ Nōhadrā}}

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|Dohuk

ܒܝܬ ܙܒܕܝ̈

|{{transliteration|sem|Bēṯ Zaḇdai}}

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|Cizre

ܒܝܬ ܙܠܝ̈ܢ

|{{transliteration|sem|Bēṯ Zālīn}}

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|Qamishli

ܒܝܬ ܪ̈ܙܝܩܝܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Bēṯ Rāzeqāyē}}

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|Rey

ܒܝܬ ܐܝܠ

|{{transliteration|sem|Bēṯ 'Ēl}}

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|Bedial

ܒܝܬ ܥܢܝܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Bēṯ ʿAnyāʾ}}

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|Bethany

ܒܝܬ ܠܦܛ

|{{transliteration|sem|Bēṯ Lapaṭ}}

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|Gundeshapur

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Aramaic

! Transliteration

! IPA

! English; Modern Name

ܓܙܪܬܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Gāzartā}}

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|Cizre

ܓܓܘܠܬܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Gāḡōltāʾ}}

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|Golgotha

ܓܕܣܡܢ

|{{transliteration|sem|Gedsēman}}

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|Gethsemane

ܓܗܢܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Gēhanāʾ}}

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|Gehenna, Hell

ܓܙܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Gazāʾ}}

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|Gaza

ܓܝܚܘܢ

|{{transliteration|sem|Gīḥōn}}

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|Gihon

ܓܠܛܝܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Galaṭīāʾ}}

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|Galatia

ܓܠܝܠܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Glīlāʾ}}

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|Galilee

ܓܦܝܦܬܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Gᵽīᵽtāʾ}}

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|Gabbatha

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Aramaic

! Transliteration

! IPA

! English; Modern Name

ܕܩܠܬ

|{{transliteration|sem|Deqlaṯ}}

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|Tigris

ܕܪܒܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Derbēʾ}}

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|Derbe

ܕܪܡܣܘܩ

|{{transliteration|sem|Darmsūq}}

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|Damascus

={{lang|syc|ܗ}}=

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Aramaic

! Transliteration

! IPA

! English; Modern Name

ܗܘܪܡܝܙܕ ܐܪܕܫܝܪ

|{{transliteration|sem|Hormīzd Ardašīr}}

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|Ahvaz

ܗܢܕܘ

|{{transliteration|sem|Hendū}}

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|India

ܗܢܕܝܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Hendīāʾ}}

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|India

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Aramaic

! Transliteration

! IPA

! English; Modern Name

ܙܒܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Zāḇāʾ}}

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|Zab; may refer to the Great Zab or the Little Zab

ܙܒܐ ܥܠܝܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Zāḇāʾ ʿElāyāʾ}}

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|Great Zab

ܙܒܐ ܬܚܬܝܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Zāḇāʾ Taḥtāyāʾ}}

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|Little Zab

ܙܡܘܪܢܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Zmūrnāʾ}}

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|Smyrna

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Aramaic

! Transliteration

! IPA

! English; Modern Name

ܚܛܪܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Ḥaṭrā}}

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|Hatra

ܚܛܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Ḥattā}}

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|Hatta

ܚܒܪܘܢ

|{{transliteration|sem|Ḥeḇrōn}}

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|Hebron

ܚܩܠ ܕܡܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Ḥqal Dmāʾ}}

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|Akeldama

={{lang|syc|ܛ}}=

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Aramaic

! Transliteration

! IPA

! English; Modern Name

ܛܗܪܢ

|{{transliteration|sem|Ṭehrān}}

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|Tehran

ܛܘܪ ܥܒܕܝܢ

|{{transliteration|sem|Ṭūr ʿAḇdīn}}

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|Tur Abdin

ܛܪܘܐܘܣ

|{{transliteration|sem|Ṭrōaʾōs}}

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|Troas

ܛܪܣܘܣ

|{{transliteration|sem|Ṭarsōs}}

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|Tarsus

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Aramaic

! Transliteration

! IPA

! English; Modern Name

ܝܘܢܢ

|{{transliteration|sem|Yāwnān}}

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|Greece

ܝܘܢ

|{{transliteration|sem|Yawān}}

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|Greece

ܝܗܘܕ

|{{transliteration|sem|Yēhūḏ}}

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|Judea

ܝܘܿܪܕܢܵܢ

|{{transliteration|sem|Yūrdnān}}

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|Jordan River

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Aramaic

! Transliteration

! IPA

! English; Modern Name

ܟܘܫ

|{{transliteration|sem|Kush}}

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|Cush; Ethiopia

ܟܢܥܢ

|{{transliteration|sem|Knaʿn}}

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|Canaan

ܟܪܟܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܣܠܘܟ

|{{transliteration|sem|Karkhā d-Bēṯ Slōkh}}

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|Kirkuk

ܟܦܪܢܚܘܡ

|{{transliteration|sem|Kᵽarnaḥūm}}

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|Capernaum

={{lang|syc|ܠ}}=

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Aramaic

! Transliteration

! IPA

! English; Modern Name

ܠܒܢܢ

|{{transliteration|sem|Lebnān}}

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|Lebanon

ܠܘܒܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Lūḇēʾ}}

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|Libya

ܠܘܣܛܪܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Lūsṭrāʾ}}

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|Lystra

ܠܘܩܝܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Lūqīāʾ}}

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|Lycia

ܠܘܩܢܝܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Lūqānīāʾ}}

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|Lycaonia

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Aramaic

! Transliteration

! IPA

! English; Modern Name

ܡܕܝܕ

|{{transliteration|sem|Meḏyaḏ}}

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|Midian

ܡܘܣܝܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Mūsīāʾ}}

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|Mysia

ܡܝܠܝܛܘܣ

|{{transliteration|sem|Mīlīṭōs}}

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|Miletus

ܡܨܪܝܢ

|{{transliteration|sem|Meṣrēn}}

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|Egypt

ܡܩܕܘܢܝܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Maqeḏwānīāʾ}}

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|Macedonia

ܡܚܘܙ̈ܐ ܚܕܬܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Māḥōzē Ḥdattā}}

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|Wēh-Andiok Ḵosrow

ܡܪܕܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Merdā}}

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|Mardin

={{lang|syc|ܢܢ}}=

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Aramaic

! Transliteration

! IPA

! English; Modern Name

ܢܘܗܕܪܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Nūhadrāʾ}}

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|Dahuk

ܢܝܠܘܣ

|{{transliteration|sem|Nīlōs}}

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|Nile

ܢܡܪܘܕ

|{{transliteration|sem|Nāmrūd}}

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|Nimrud

ܢܝܢܘܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Nīnwēʾ}}

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|Nineveh

ܢܨܝܒܝܢ

|{{transliteration|sem|Nṣīḇīn}}

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|Nisibis

ܢܨܪܬ

|{{transliteration|sem|Nāṣraṯ}}

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|Nazareth

={{lang|syc|ܣ}}=

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Aramaic

! Transliteration

! IPA

! English; Modern Name

ܣܠܝܩ

|{{transliteration|sem|Salīq}}

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|Seleucia-on-Tigris

ܣܕܘܡ

|{{transliteration|sem|Sḏūm}}

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|Sodom

ܣܘܪܝܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Sūrīāʾ}}

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|Syria

ܣܪܘܓ

|{{transliteration|sem|Srūḡʾ}}

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|Suruç

ܣܝܢܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Sīnāʾ}}

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|China

ܣܝܢܝ

|{{transliteration|sem|Sīnay}}

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|Sinai

ܣܠܡܢܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Salamēnēʾ}}

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|Salamis

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Aramaic

! Transliteration

! IPA

! English; Modern Name

ܥܕܢ

|{{transliteration|sem|ʿḎen}}

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|Eden

ܥܡܘܪܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|ʿĀmōrāʾ}}

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|Gomorrah

={{lang|syc|ܦ}}=

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Aramaic

! Transliteration

! IPA

! English; Modern Name

ܦܪܬ

|{{transliteration|sem|Prāṯ}}

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|Euphrates

ܦܪܬ ܕܡܝܫܢ

|{{transliteration|sem|Prāṯ d-Maišān}}

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|Basra

ܦܪܣ

|{{transliteration|sem|Pārs}}

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|Persia

ܦܘܢܝܩܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Pūnīqēʾ}}

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|Phoenicia

ܦܝܠܕܠܦܝܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Ᵽīlaḏelᵽīāʾ}}

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|Philadelphia

ܦܝܣܝܕܝܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Pīsīḏīāʾ}}

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|Pisidia

ܦܡܦܘܠܝܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Pamᵽūlīāʾ}}

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|Pamphylia

ܦܢܛܘܣ

|{{transliteration|sem|Pānṭōs}}

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|Pontus

ܦܪܓܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Perḡēʾ}}

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|Perga

ܦܪܘܓܝܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Ᵽrūḡīāʾ}}

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|Phrygia

={{lang|syc|ܨ}}=

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Aramaic

! Transliteration

! IPA

! English; Modern Name

ܨܗܝܘܢ

|{{transliteration|sem|Ṣehyōn}}

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|Zion

ܨܘܒܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Ṣawbāʾ}}

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|Nisibis

ܨܘܪ

|{{transliteration|sem|Ṣūr}}

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|Tyre

ܨܝܕܢ

|{{transliteration|sem|Ṣaydān}}

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|Sidon

ܨܪܦܬ

|{{transliteration|sem|Ṣarpaṯ}}

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|Sarepta

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Aramaic

! Transliteration

! IPA

! English; Modern Name

ܩܛܝܣܦܘܢ

|{{transliteration|sem|Qṭēspōn}}

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|Ctesiphon

ܩܘܦܪܘܣ

|{{transliteration|sem|Qūprōs}}

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|Cyprus

ܩܘܪܝܢܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Qūrīnēʾ}}

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|Cyrene

ܩܘܪܝܢܬܘܣ

|{{transliteration|sem|Qōrīnṯōs}}

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|Corinth

ܩܛܢܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Qāṭnēʾ}}

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|Cana

ܩܝܠܝܩܝܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Qīlīqīāʾ}}

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|Cilicia

ܩܦܕܘܩܝܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Qapaḏōqīāʾ}}

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|Cappadocia

ܩܪܛܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Qrēṭēʾ}}

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|Crete

={{lang|syc|ܪ}}=

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Aramaic

! Transliteration

! IPA

! English; Modern Name

ܪܗܘܡܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Rōmēʾ}}

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|Rome

ܪܘܕܘܣ

|{{transliteration|sem|Rōḏōs}}

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|Rhodes

ܪܡܬܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Rāmṯāʾ}}

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|Arimathaea

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Aramaic

! Transliteration

! IPA

! English; Modern Name

ܫܘܫܬܪܝܢ

|{{transliteration|sem|Šūšṭrīn}}

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|Shushtar

ܫܘܫ

|{{transliteration|sem|Šūš}}

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|Susa

ܫܝܘܠ

|{{transliteration|sem|Šyūl}}

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|Sheol

ܫܡܝܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Šmayāʾ}}

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|Heaven

ܫܡܪܝܢ

|{{transliteration|sem|Šāmrīn}}

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|Samaria

={{lang|syc|ܬ}}=

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Aramaic

! Transliteration

! IPA

! English; Modern Name

ܬܕܡܘܪ

|{{transliteration|sem|Taḏmūr}}

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|Palmyra

ܬܠ ܙܩܝܦܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Tel Zqīpā}}

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|Tesqopa

ܬܠ ܟܐܦܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Tel Kēpēʾ}}

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|Tel Keppe

ܬܣܠܘܢܝܩܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Ṯesalōnīqēʾ}}

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|Thessalonica

ܬܐܘܛܝܪܐ

|{{transliteration|sem|Ṯeʾwāṭērāʾ}}

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|Thyatira

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