Hazmiyeh
Coordinates: 33°51′04″N 35°32′29″E / 33.85111°N 35.54139°E Hazmiyeh (also Romanized as Hazmiyé, Hazmie, Hasmiyeh, Al Ḩāzimīyah, and El Hâzmîyé) is a town in Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon, and a suburb of Beirut, part of Greater Beirut.
Name
According to Anis Fraiha in his book "Names of Lebanese cities and villages", the name Hazmieh has Aramaic roots from two words: "Haza" which translates to "watch", "monitor" or "observe" and "Mayya" which translates to "water" which he speculates it refers to a guardian of water.[1] Less credited resources attributed the name to other sources:[2]
- The words Hazmieh comes from the Arabic root "Hazm" (حزم) which means corral for the place was the meeting point for the caravans heading to the mountains.
- It refers to an unknown Prince called Hazem (حازم)
- It has Syriac roots from the two words: "Haza" meaning deep, and "Mayya" meaning water for the place collects springs waters in it vicinity.
References
- ↑ Fraiha, A. "معجم أسماء قرى ومدن لبنان وتفسير معانيه، دراسة لغوية" (The dictionary of the names of Lebanese cities and Villages and their meaning. Linguistic study. In Arabic). Beirut: Librarie Du Liban. 6th Edition. p.51.
- ↑ The official web site for the Municipality of Hazmieh. Accessed on 30 Nov 2014
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