Aleppo

English

Etymology

From Italian Aleppo, from French Alep, from Ottoman Turkish حلب (Haleb, vulg. Halep), from Arabic حَلَب (ḥalab), of uncertain origin. Theorized to be from Arabic حَلَبَ (ḥalaba, gave out milk), coming from the ancient tradition that Abraham gave milk to travelers as they moved throughout the region. Attested in Akkadian as 𒌷𒄩𒆷𒀊𒆠 (URUḫa-la-abKI, Ḫalab/Ḫalap), Hittite 𒄬𒉺 (Ḥalpa), Ugaritic 𐎈𐎍𐎁 (ḥlb), Aramaic חלב (Ḥlb), Old Armenian Խաղաբ (Xałab), Ancient Greek Χαλιβών (Khalibṓn), and Classical Syriac ܚܰܠܰܒ (Ḥalpa).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /əˈlɛpəʊ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈlɛpoʊ/

Proper noun

Aleppo

  1. A city in Syria, capital of the Aleppo Governorate.
    Synonyms: Alep, Halab
  2. A governorate of Syria.

Derived terms

Translations

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Aleppo, from French Alep, from Ottoman Turkish حلب (Haleb, vulg. Halep), from Arabic حَلَب (ḥalab), of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈlɛpo/
  • Hyphenation: Alep‧po
  • (file)

Proper noun

Aleppo n (proper noun, genitive Aleppos or (optionally with an article) Aleppo)

  1. Aleppo (a city in Syria)
  2. Aleppo (a governorate of Syria).

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French Alep, from Ottoman Turkish حلب (Haleb, vulg. Halep), from Arabic حَلَب (ḥalab), of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈlep.po/
  • Rhymes: -eppo
  • Hyphenation: A‧lép‧po

Proper noun

Aleppo f

  1. Aleppo (a city in Syria)
  2. Aleppo (a governorate of Syria).

Derived terms

Descendants

Portuguese

Etymology

From Italian Aleppo, from French Alep, from Ottoman Turkish حلب (Haleb, vulg. Halep), from Arabic حَلَب (ḥalab), of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈlɛ.pu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈlɛ.po/

Proper noun

Aleppo

  1. Alternative spelling of Alepo
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