English
Haifa
Haifa comes from Ottoman Turkish حیفا, and goes back to Classical Syriac ܟܐܦܐ ‘rock’.
- Classical Syriacmodernܟܐܦܐ‘rock’
- Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEחיפהḥēp̄ɔ̂
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928حیفاhayfa
- EnglishtodayHaifa
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Classical Syriacmodernܟܐܦܐ‘rock’
- Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEחיפהḥēp̄ɔ̂
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928حیفاhayfa
- EnglishtodayHaifa
Every English word from Classical Syriac ܟܐܦܐ
Today it means
name A port city in northern Israel.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Classical Syriac ܟܐܦܐ / Haifa