عیلام

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عِيلَام (ʕīlām), From Hebrew עֵילָם (ʿêlām), from Akkadian 𒉏𒈠𒆠 (Elamtu), from Sumerian 𒉏𒆠 (elam^ki /⁠Elam⁠/), from Elamite 𒄬𒆷𒁶𒋾 (ḫal^la-tam₆-ti /⁠haltamti⁠/).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔiː.ˈlaːm/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔiː.lɑːm]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔiː.lɑːm]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔi.lɔːm]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔiː.lɒːm]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔi.lɔm]

Readings
Classical reading^?	īlām
Dari reading^?	īlām
Iranian reading^?	ilâm
Tajik reading^?	ilom

Proper noun

عیلام • (īlām / ilâm)

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

Usage notes

Traditionally, is used for the city, county, and province; and is used to refer to the historical Elam civilization. Although recently, is being used for both meanings.

Alternative forms

ایلام (īlām / ilâm, “Ilam”)

Derived terms

عیلامی (īlāmī / ilâmi, “Elamite”)
تمدنِ عیلام (tamaddun-i īlām / tamaddon-e ilâm, “Elam civilization”)