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The glossary of Arabic toponyms gives translations of Arabic terms commonly found as components in Arabic
The intro to a 1950s gazeteer
for 35,000 placenames of Arabian Peninsula and surrounding waters and islands contains a glossary of generic toponymic features {{Glossaries of science and engineering Toponymy Geography-related lists Arabic toponyms Arabic toponyms * Arabic language
The glossary of Arabic toponyms gives translations of Arabic terms commonly found as components in Arabic toponym
Toponymy, toponymics, or toponomastics is the study of '' toponyms'' (proper names of places, also known as place names and geographic names), including their origins, meanings, usage and types. Toponym is the general term for a proper name of ...
s. A significant number of them were put together during the PEF Survey of Palestine carried out in the second half of the 19th century.
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- Sea, large river. see (sometimes transliterated as Beled or Belled) - Town; see , Well; see , Lake, lagoon; Diminutive of بَحْر (baḥr, “sea”). , Tower, castle; seeD
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, pl. ar, قُبُور - tomb, grave * *R
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See also
* Oikonyms in Western and South Asia *Place names of Palestine
Many place names in Palestine were Arabized forms of ancient Hebrew and Canaanite place-names used in biblical times or later Aramaic formations. Most of these names have been handed down for thousands of years though their meaning was understood ...
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The intro to a 1950s gazeteer
for 35,000 placenames of Arabian Peninsula and surrounding waters and islands contains a glossary of generic toponymic features {{Glossaries of science and engineering Toponymy Geography-related lists Arabic toponyms Arabic toponyms * Arabic language