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Ebla

Ebla proper noun: one of the earliest kingdoms in modern-day Syria, founded in the 4th millennium BC and abandoned by the 7th century AD.

Proper noun

Ebla

  1. (historical) One of the earliest kingdoms in modern-day Syria, founded in the 4th millennium BC and abandoned by the 7th century AD.

Ebla meaning in Arabic

Ebla in Arabic

ancient kingdom in modern-day Syria
إِبْلَا ʔiblā

Origin of Ebla

Learned borrowing from Sumerian 𒌈𒆷 (ebla).

Words formed from Ebla

Questions about Ebla

What does Ebla mean?
Ebla means one of the earliest kingdoms in modern-day Syria, founded in the 4th millennium BC and abandoned by the 7th century AD.
What is Ebla in Arabic?
Ebla in Arabic is إِبْلَا (ʔiblā). See Ebla meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Ebla?
Ebla is a proper noun.

Words near Ebla in the dictionary

  1. ebits
  2. ebk
  3. EBKAC
  4. ebks
  5. EBL
  6. Ebla
  7. Eblaic
  8. Eblaite
  9. Eblaites
  10. Eblana
  11. eblanin

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