ܕܪܡܣܘܩ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic דַּרְמֶשֶׂק (darmeśeq). Compare Hebrew דַּמֶּשֶׂק (dammeśeq), Arabic دِمَشْق (dimašq).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [darm.sʊq]

Proper noun

ܕܲܪܡܣܘܿܩ • (darmsōq) m

  1. Damascus (the capital city of Syria; an ancient settlement, the ancient capital of various polities, most notably the Umayyad Caliphate from 661 to 744 CE and Aram-Damascus, existing from the 12th to 8th centuries BCE)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Aramaic דַּרְמֶשֶׂק (darmeśeq) [1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [darmsuq], [darmsoq]

Proper noun

ܕܪܡܣܘܩ • (dar(ə)msūq/darmsoq)

  1. Damascus (the capital city of Syria; an ancient settlement, the ancient capital of various polities, most notably the Umayyad Caliphate from 661 to 744 CE and Aram-Damascus, existing from the 12th to 8th centuries BCE)
    Synonym: ܕܡܣܩܘܣ (damasqōs)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Arabic: دِمَشْق (dimašq)

References

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