Aleppo

Meaning

Proper Noun

• city Syria (country), capital of the Aleppo Governorate.

Origin

• From Italian Aleppo, from French Alep, from Ottoman Turkish حلب, from Arabic حَلَب, of uncertain origin. Theorized to be from Arabic حَلَبَ ("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, Hittite 𒄬𒉺, Ugaritic 𐎈𐎍𐎁, Aramaic חלב, Old Armenian Խաղաբ, Ancient Greek Χαλιβών, and Classical Syriac ܚܰܠܰܒ.