English Explanatory Dictionary

Elam

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An ancient civilization and empire in modern southwestern Iran, existing between c. 3200 BCE and 539 BCE. Capital: Susa.
name
  1. A surname.
name
  1. A Meitei surname from Manipuri

Pronunciation

/ˈiːləm/ /ɛˈlɑːm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Elam.wav

Word forms

Elam Elem

Etymology

Etymology tree Elamite 𒄬𒆷𒁶𒋾 (ḫalˡᵃ-tam₆-ti /⁠haltamti⁠/)bor. Sumerian 𒉏𒆠 (elamᵏⁱ /⁠Elam⁠/)bor. Akkadian 𒉏𒈠𒆠 (Elamtu)bor. Hebrew עֵילָם (ʿêlām)bor. English Elam Borrowed from Hebrew עֵילָם (ʿêlām), borrowed from Akkadian 𒉏𒈠𒆠 (Elamtu), borrowed from Sumerian 𒉏𒆠 (elamᵏⁱ /⁠Elam⁠/), borrowed from Elamite 𒄬𒆷𒁶𒋾 (ḫalˡᵃ-tam₆-ti /⁠haltamti⁠/).

Synonyms

Susiana

Related words

Susa Elamcha

Derived words

Elamite Elamo- Elamo-Dravidian
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