Glossary of Arabic terms found in Arabic toponyms From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The glossary of Arabic toponyms gives translations of Arabic terms commonly found as components in Arabic toponyms. A significant number of them were put together during the PEF Survey of Palestine carried out in the second half of the 19th century.
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Mann, Joel F. (2005). An international glossary of place name elements. Scarecrow Press. ISBN978-0-8108-5040-8.
Negev, Avraham; Gibson, Shimon (2005). Archaeological encyclopedia of the Holy Land (4th, revised, illustrateded.). Continuum International Publishing Group. ISBN978-0-8264-8571-7.
Siddiqi, Jamal Mohd (1982). Significance of technical terms in place names—a case-study of Aligarh District. Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. Vol.43. pp.332–341. JSTOR44141245.
The intro to a 1950s gazeteer for 35,000 placenames of Arabian Peninsula and surrounding waters and islands contains a glossary of generic toponymic features
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