Topic: AIF & MEF & EEF
AIF & MEF & EEF
Glossary of Sinai, Palestine and Syrian Terms
The following is a glossary of common place names in the Sinai, Palestine and Syria.
| Sinai, Palestine and Syria | ||
| Abu | - | Father of |
| Ain [pl Ayun] | - | Spring |
| Ali Muntar | - | The watch tower |
| Ard | - | Ground |
| Bahr | - | Sea |
| Bar | - | Land |
| Benat | - | Daughter of |
| Bethlehem | - | House of bread |
| Bir [pl Biar or Biyar] | - | Well |
| Bir el Saba [Beersheba] | - | Well of the oath |
| Bir Eyub | - | Well of Job |
| Birket | - | Pool |
| Boghez | - | Strait or narrow pass |
| Cana | - | Zeal |
| Canaan | - | Sunken or low land |
| Capernaum [Heb. Kefar Nahum] | - | Village of Nahum. |
| Carmel | - | The garden or park |
| Damascus [Dimishq, Esh Sham] | - | The land of the left hand; the north west country, or Syria |
| Dar or Dair | - | House |
| Darb | - | Road |
| Egeidet | - | Sand hill |
| Egiret [or Ujerat] | - | Knoll or small hill |
| El | - | The |
| El Lajjun | - | The legion |
| Et Tire | - | The fortress |
| Gabr | - | Grave |
| Galilee | - | The ring |
| Garf | - | Cliff |
| Gaza | - | Fortress |
| Gebal | - | Hill or rocky place |
| Geziret | - | Island |
| Gisr [or Jisr] | - | Bridge |
| Goz [pl Gowuz] | - | High sand hill |
| Har Megeddon | - | The mountain of Megiddo |
| Harab | - | Rock cut water cistern |
| Hebron | - | Town of the friend of God |
| Hejaz | - | Barrier |
| Hod | - | Depression with palm trees and water |
| Ibn | - | Son of |
| Jaffa | - | The beautiful |
| Jericho | - | The city of palm trees. |
| Jerusalem | - | City of peace |
| Jisr Benat Yakub | - | Bridge of the daughters of Jacob |
| Jordan | - | Swiftly descending |
| Kalaat | - | Castle |
| Katib [pl Kataiib] | - | Sand dunes |
| Kebir | - | Great |
| Khabra | - | Flooded area |
| Khirbit | - | Ruin |
| Mafrak | - | Road fork |
| Mashash | - | Wells |
| Mellahat | - | Salt Lake or Flat |
| Moin [or Moya] | - | Water |
| Mutla | - | Rising ground |
| Nablus [Shechem] | - | Corruption of Neapolis, the name given by Vespasian |
| Nazareth | - | Sanctified |
| Negb [pl Engeib] | - | Mountain pass |
| Palestine | - | Philistina |
| Ras | - | Head, cape, summit |
| Resm | - | Traces of ruins |
| Rijm | - | Stone heap |
| Rodh | - | Small valley |
| Sabakha, sabkha, sabika | - | Salt lake or marsh |
| Sana | - | Rain water pit |
| Sariri, soghaiyira | - | Small |
| Seil | - | Torrent |
| Sharon | - | smooth |
| Sion [Zion] | - | Fortress |
| Tala | - | Rising ground |
| Tel | - | Earth mound |
| Themilst [pl themail, thmyl] | - | Water hole in a wadi bed |
| Um | - | Mother of |
| Wadi | - | Valley |
| Wadi el Arish | - | River of Egypt |
| Wadi el Sheria | - | the valley of the watering place. |
Further Reading:
Battles where Australians Fought
Citation: AIF & MEF & EEF, Glossary of Sinai, Palestine and Syrian Terms
Posted by Project Leader
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Updated: Thursday, 9 July 2009 9:30 PM EADT
