Elam

//ˈiːləm// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An ancient civilization and empire in modern southwestern Iran, existing between c. 3200 BCE and 539 BCE. Capital: Susa. historical
  2. 2
    A surname.
  3. 3
    A Meitei surname from Manipuri

Synonyms

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susiana

Etymology

Etymology 1

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/).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Manipuri ꯑꯦꯂꯥꯝ (ʼelām).

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Elamo-Dravidian

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