عيلام

العربية

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عيلام

/ʕiː.laːm/

Where it comes from

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

proper noun عِيلَام · ʕīlām · -

historical Elam (an ancient civilization and empire in modern southwestern Iran, existing between c. 3200 BCE and 539 BCE)

In English

Elam ancient civilization
Ilam city, county and province of Iran

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"عيلام." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

عيلام. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85

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"عيلام." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {عيلام},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}