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Aleppo

/əˈlɛpəʊ/US/əˈlɛpoʊ/

Aleppo proper noun: the capital city of Aleppo Governorate, Syria.

Proper noun

Aleppo

  1. The capital city of Aleppo Governorate, Syria.
    • “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.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 08 Mar 2018
    Synonyms:
    Alep, Halab
  2. A governorate of Syria.

Aleppo meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali

Aleppo in Hindi

city in Syria
हलब halab

Aleppo in Marathi

city in Syria
अलेप्पो aleppo

Aleppo in Urdu

city in Syria
حَلَب halab

Aleppo in Bengali

city in Syria
হলব holob
More languagesFewer languages
Aleppo in Punjabi
ਹਲਬ halab
Aleppo in Arabic
حَلَب ḥalab
Aleppo in Thai
อะเลปโป à-lêep-bpoo

Synonyms of Aleppo

Origin of Aleppo

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).

Words formed from Aleppo

Phrases with Aleppo

Questions about Aleppo

What does Aleppo mean?
Aleppo means the capital city of Aleppo Governorate, Syria.
What is Aleppo in Hindi?
Aleppo in Hindi is हलब (halab). See Aleppo meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Aleppo?
Aleppo is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Aleppo?
Aleppo is pronounced /əˈlɛpəʊ/ (UK).

Words near Aleppo in the dictionary

  1. Aleppans
  2. Aleppee
  3. Aleppey
  4. Aleppine
  5. Aleppines
  6. Aleppo
  7. Aleppo boil
  8. Aleppo boils
  9. Aleppo gall
  10. Aleppo galls
  11. Aleppo Gambit

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