Meanings
Elam1
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Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounAn ancient civilization and empire in modern southwestern Iran, existing between c. 3200 BCE and 539 BCE. Capital: Susa.
Origin
Elam · proper noun
- Elamite𒄬𒆷𒁶𒋾 (ḫalˡᵃ-tam₆-ti /haltamti/)
- Sumerian𒉏𒆠 (elamᵏⁱ /Elam/)
- Akkadian𒉏𒈠𒆠 (Elamtu)
- Hebrewעֵילָם (ʿêlām)
- EnglishElam
Borrowed from Hebrew עֵילָם (ʿêlām), borrowed from Akkadian 𒉏𒈠𒆠 (Elamtu), borrowed from Sumerian 𒉏𒆠 (elamᵏⁱ /Elam/), borrowed from Elamite 𒄬𒆷𒁶𒋾 (ḫalˡᵃ-tam₆-ti /haltamti/).
More words from Hebrew
Full word history & related roots →Elam · proper noun
- mniꯑꯦꯂꯥꯝ
- EnglishElam
Borrowed from Manipuri ꯑꯦꯂꯥꯝ (ʼelām).
More words from mni
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic عِيلَام
- عِيلَام (ʕīlām)ancient civilization
Bulgarian Ела́м
- Ела́м (Elám)ancient civilization
Catalan Elam
- Elamancient civilization
Chinese Mandarin 埃蘭 /埃兰
- 埃蘭 /埃兰 (Āilán)ancient civilization
Czech Elam
- Elamancient civilization
French Élam
- Élamancient civilization
German Elam
- Elamancient civilization
Greek Ελάμ
- Ελάμ (Elám)ancient civilization
Hebrew עֵילָם
- עֵילָם ('elám)ancient civilization
Hindi एलाम
- एलाम (elām)ancient civilization
Italian Elam
- Elamancient civilization
Japanese エラム
- エラムancient civilization
Korean 엘람
- 엘람 (ellam)ancient civilization
Lithuanian Elamas
- Elamasancient civilization
Persian عیلام
- عیلام ('ilâm)ancient civilization
Polish Elam
- Elamancient civilization
Portuguese Elam, Elão
- Elamancient civilization
- Elãoancient civilization
Russian Эла́м
- Эла́м (Elám)ancient civilization
Spanish Elam
- Elamancient civilization
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Cite this entry
Elam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elam
“Elam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elam. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Elam,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elam.
Source: Elam on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.