Ram and Allah in Ramallah
In the Arabic language, the name of the Palestinian city Ramallah is spelt ‘Ram Allah’—as two words, not one. Raamsar is a town in Iran. Near Bukhara there’s a place called Raamsaroob (the Uzbeks don’t have a p in their language).
posted by P Dewan at 12:41 PM
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And you are saying that this sort of naming is deliberate? Explain some more please.
In Hebrew and Aramaic, 'Ram' means 'to be high'. In Modern Assyrian Aramaic, 'Roomta' means 'hill'.
As far as I can tell, 'rwm' and 'rym' are basic Semitic roots meaning 'to be high'. The Modern Assyrian name 'Ramsin' is most likely derived from the ancient king RimSin (Sin--the moon god-- was high) rather than Ram Singh (Rama was a lion).
Be Well,
Bob Griffin
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