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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Apparently from the Latin name of the Roman colony Aelia Capitōlīna (“Aelia, the Capitoline One”), built by Emperor Publius Aelius Hadrianus and named after the emperor's family Aelia and the capitoliums.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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إِيلِيَاء (ʔīliyāʔf

  1. (archaic) Jerusalem
    Synonyms: الْقُدْس (al-quds), بَيْت المَقْدِس (bayt al-maqdis), أُورُشَلِيم (ʔūrušalīm), أُورُسَالِم (ʔūrusālim)

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