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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
Proper noun
Aleppo
- The capital city of Aleppo Governorate, Syria
- Synonyms: Alep, Halab
- 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
Proper noun
Aleppo n (proper noun, genitive Aleppos or (optionally with an article) Aleppo)
- Aleppo (a city in Syria)
- 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
- Aleppo (a city in Syria)
- 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
Proper noun
Aleppo
- Alternative spelling of Alepo