Glossary of Arabic toponyms

The glossary of Arabic toponyms gives translations of Arabic terms commonly found as components in Arabic toponyms. A significant number of them were put together during the PEF Survey of Palestine carried out in the second half of the 19th century.

A

<span id="'Ain"></span>

<span id="Ab"></span>

<span id="Arak"></span>

B

<span id="Bab"></span>

<span id="Bahr"></span>

<span id="Beit"></span>

<span id="Balad"></span>

<span id="Bir"></span>

<span id="Birkeh"></span>

<span id="Buhayra"></span>

<span id="Burj"></span>

C

<span id="Ibn"></span>

D

<span id="Dar"></span>

<span id="Ibn"></span>

<span id="Ibn"></span>

<span id="Ibn"></span>

H

<span id="Haram"></span>

<span id="Haud"></span>

I

<span id="Ibn"></span>

J

<span id="Jama'a"></span>

<span id="Jazira"></span>

<span id="Jebel"></span>

<span id="Jisr"></span>

<span id="Jubb"></span>

K

<span id="Kafr"></span>

<span id="Kasbah"></span>

<span id="Khan"></span>

<span id="Khirbet"></span>

<span id="Ksar"></span>

<span id="Kal'at"></span>

M

<span id="Mazar"></span>

<span id="Mazra"></span>

N

<span id="Nahr"></span>

O

<span id="Oued"></span>

Q

<span id="Qabr"></span>

<span id="Qalat"></span>

<span id="Qasba"></span>

<span id="Qasr"></span>

R

<span id="Ras"></span>

<span id="Rujm"></span>

S

<span id="Souk"></span>

U

<span id="Umm"></span>

W

<span id="Wadi"></span>

See also

• Toponymy of Maghreb
• Oikonyms in Western and South Asia
• Place names of Palestine
• List of Arabic place names

References

Sources

External links

• The intro to a 1950s gazetteer for 35,000 placenames of Arabian Peninsula and surrounding waters and islands contains a glossary of generic toponymic features