ܡܥܠܘܠܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܥ-ܠ-ܠ (ʿ-l-l) related to entering, from Aramaic עלל (“to enter”)[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maʕlulɑ]

Proper noun

ܡܥܠܘܠܐ • (maʿlūlā)

1. Maaloula

See also

• ܓܒܥܕܝܢ (“Jubb'adin”)
• ܕܪܡܣܘܩ (“Damascus”)

Further reading

ܡܥܠܘܠܐ on the Aramaic Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^arc

Western Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• מַעְלוּלא

Etymology

From Aramaic מעלולא, from עלל (“to enter”), compare Classical Syriac ܡܥܠܘܠܐ[2]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maʕlula]

Proper noun

ܡܰܥܠܽܘܠܰܐ (maʿlūla)

1. Maaloula, (an Aramaean town in Syria)

Related terms

• דֶמְסֶק (“Damascus”)
• בַּכְעא (“Al-Sarkha (Bakhah)”)
• גִפּעוֹד (ġuppaʿōḏ, “Jubb'adin/Ġuppaҁōḏ”)