Aleppo

From Italian Aleppo, from French Alep, from Ottoman Turkish حلب‎ (halep), 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-ab^KI, “Ḫalab/Ḫalap”), Hittite 𒄬𒉺 (Ḥalpa), Ugaritic 𐎈𐎍𐎁 (ḥlb), Aramaic חלב‎ (Ḥlb), Old Armenian Խաղաբ (Xałab), Ancient Greek Χαλιβών (Khalibṓn), and Classical Syriac ܚܰܠܰܒ‎ (Ḥalpa).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /əˈlɛpəʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /əˈlɛpoʊ/

Aleppo

1. A city in Syria, capital of the Aleppo Governorate.

   Synonyms: Alep, Halab

• Aleppine
• Aleppan
• Aleppoan

• Beroea

Borrowed from Italian Aleppo, from French Alep, from Ottoman Turkish حلب‎ (halep), from Arabic حَلَب‎ (ḥalab), of unknown origin.

• IPA^(key): /aˈlɛpo/
• Hyphenation: Alep‧po

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Aleppo n (proper noun, genitive Aleppos or (optionally with an article) Aleppo)

1. Aleppo (a city in Syria)

Borrowed from French Alep, from Ottoman Turkish حلب‎ (halep), from Arabic حَلَب‎ (ḥalab), of unknown origin.

• IPA^(key): /aˈlep.po/
• Rhymes: -eppo
• Hyphenation: A‧lép‧po

Aleppo f

1. Aleppo (a city in Syria)

• aleppino

• → English: Aleppo
• → German: Aleppo

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Aleppo f

1. Alternative spelling of Alepo