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PEF Survey of Western Palestine Key Map

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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  • A[edit]

    'Ain, pl.: `Ayūn, ʿUyūn
    Spring, fountain, source.[1] Examples: El Aaiún
    Ab, Abu
    Father; as a geographical term it signifies "producing", "containing", etc.;[1]
    Arak, pl.: Arkan
    Cavern or cliff (among various meanings);[1] see All pages with titles containing Arak

    B[edit]

    Bab, pl.: Buwab
    Gate.[1] Examples Bab el-Mandeb; see All pages with titles containing Bab
    Bahr
    Arabic: بحر - Sea, large river.[1] see All pages with titles containing Bahr
    Beit
    House.[1] see All pages with titles containing Beit
    Balad
    Arabic: بلد (sometimes transliterated as Beled or Belled) - Town;[1] see All pages with titles containing Balad
    Bir
    Arabic: بير, Well;[1] see All pages with titles containing Bir
    Birkeh
    Artificial pool, tank;[1] see All pages with titles containing Birkeh
    Buhayra, Baheirah
    Arabic: بحيرة, Lake, lagoon;[1] Diminutive of بَحْر (baḥr, “sea”).
    Burj
    Arabic: برج, Tower, castle;[1] see All pages with titles containing Burj

    D[edit]

    Deir
    wikt:دير monastery, convent, cloister (often ruins thereof);[1] see All pages with titles containing Deir
    Derb
    wikt:درب road, pass;[1] see All pages with titles containing Derb
    Dhahr
    wikt: ridge;[1] see All pages with titles containing Dhahr

    H[edit]

    Haram
    Sacred place;[1] see All pages with titles containing Haram
    Haud
    Reservoir,[1] pond; see All pages with titles containing Haud

    I[edit]

    Ibn
    Son; as a geographical term it signifies "producing", "containing", etc.;[1] see All pages with titles containing Ibn

    J[edit]

    Jama'a, Djama'a, Jami'a
    place of gathering, community, mosque;[1]
    Jazira, Jezireh, Jeziret
    Island;[1]
    Jebel, Djebel, Jebal, Jabal
    mountain;[1]
    Jisr
    bridge;[1]
    Jubb
    (Arabic: جُبّ ): well, pit;[1]

    K[edit]

    Khirbet, Khurbet, Khirbat, etc.
    is the conjunctive form "ruin of" (خربة) of the Arabic word for "ruin" (خرب, khirba, kharab ("ruined"))
    Kul'ah,[1] Kal'at, Kalat, Kala, Kaleh
    Arabic, Persian. See "Qalat"

    M[edit]

    Mazar
    مزار: shrine, grave, tomb, etc. cf. "Mazar (mausoleum)". The placename usually refers to a grave of a saint, ruler, etc.. Examples: Mazar-i-Sharif
    Mazra', Mazra'a, Al-Mazra'a, Mazraa
    مزرعة, mazraʿa: farm, مزرع, mazraʿ: field, farmland, origin for majra, hamlet in Indian subcontinent[2]

    N[edit]

    Nahr
    wikt:نهر, river, e.g., Nahr-e Mian; see All pages with titles containing Nahr-e

    O[edit]

    Oued
    InNorth African Arabic, same as Wadi

    Q[edit]

    Qabr, Kabr, pl.:Qubūr
    Arabic: قَبْر, pl. Arabic: قُبُور - tomb, grave[1]
    Qasr, Kasr, al-Qasr, pl.:Qusūr
    Arabic: قصر, lit.'palace/castle/fortress', from Latin castrum The dictionary definition of qasr at Wiktionary
    Qal'at, Qalat, Qala, Qalaat, Qal'a
    Arabic, Persian. Fortified place, fort, fortress, castle;[3] see All pages with titles containing Qalat

    R[edit]

    Ras
    wikt:رأس, head, cape, top, peak, etc.,[1]
    Rujm, plural: rujum
    wikt:رجم, mound, cairn, hill, spur, and also as "stone heap" or "tumulus".[4][5][1]

    U[edit]

    Umm
    Mother; as a geographical term it signifies "producing", "containing", etc.; cf. "Mother of all";[1]

    W[edit]

    Wadi, Wad, North African Arabic: Oued
    Watercourse: stream (often intermittent stream), sometimes dry waterbed, valley [1]

    See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab C.R. Conder; H.H. Kitchener (1880). Map of western Palestine in 26 sheets / from surveys conducted for the Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund by C.R. Conder and H.H. Kitchener during the years 1872-1877. London: Ordnance Survey Office. Index sheet (27): Topographical and Geographical Terms in Arabic. OCLC 1166941168.
  • ^ Siddiqi 1982, p. 335.
  • ^ Siddiqi & Bastian 1985, p. 74.
  • ^ Mann 2005, p. 139
  • ^ Negev & Gibson 2005, p. 518
  • Sources[edit]

    • Mann, Joel F. (2005). An international glossary of place name elements. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5040-8.
  • Negev, Avraham; Gibson, Shimon (2005). Archaeological encyclopedia of the Holy Land (4th, revised, illustrated ed.). Continuum International Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-8264-8571-7.
  • Siddiqi, Akhtar Husain; Bastian, Robert W. (1985). "Urban Place Names in Pakistan: A Reflection of Cultural Characteristics". Names. 29 (1): 65–84. OCLC 500207327.
  • 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. JSTOR 44141245.
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