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Aleppo
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Aleppo, from French Alep, from Ottoman Turkish حلب (haleb), 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.
- 2016 September 29, Josh Lederman, Patrick Mairs, “Brain freeze? Gary Johnson can’t name favorite world leader”, in PBS NewsHour, Associated Press, archived from the original on 8 March 2018:
- “I guess I’m having an Aleppo moment,” Johnson said, trying to turn the moment into a bit of self-deprecating humor. Earlier this month, Johnson was ridiculed after being quizzed about the besieged city that has become a focal point of Syria’s civil war and coming up blank.
- A governorate of Syria.
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Translations
city in Syria
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German
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Aleppo, from French Alep, from Ottoman Turkish حلب (haleb), from Arabic حَلَب (ḥalab), of unknown origin.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Aleppo n (proper noun, genitive Aleppos or (optionally with an article) Aleppo)
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from French Alep, from Ottoman Turkish حلب (haleb), from Arabic حَلَب (ḥalab), of unknown origin.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Aleppo f
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Portuguese
Etymology
From Italian Aleppo, from French Alep, from Ottoman Turkish حلب (haleb), from Arabic حَلَب (ḥalab), of uncertain origin.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Aleppo ?
- alternative spelling of Alepo
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