Elam: 11 definitions
Introduction:
Elam means something in Christianity, the history of ancient India, biology, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
India history and geography
According to Tamil Sangam literary sources, Elam was one of the provinces (nādus) of the early Pandyan kingdom during the period of the first Sangam era (11226-6826 BCE). Puhalendi, a poet of Sangam era and the contemporary of Ottakuttan & Kamban, records that the Chola kingdom was extended from sea to the east, the overflowing Vellar River to the south, Kottakarai to the west and Elam to the north covering 24 Kavatams. Seemingly, Elam was situated between Tamilnadu and Sri Lanka in the north side of Nalasetu or Ramasetu.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Biology (plants and animals)
1) Elam in India is the name of a plant defined with Amomum villosum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Amomum xanthioides Wall. ex Baker (among others).
2) Elam is also identified with Azima tetracantha It has the synonym Monetia barlerioides L’Hér. (etc.).
3) Elam is also identified with Chloroxylon faho It has the synonym Swietenia chloroxylon Roxburgh (etc.).
4) Elam is also identified with Elettaria cardamomum It has the synonym Amomum repens Sonn. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschapen (1830)
· Asiatic Researches, or ‘Transactions of the Society’ (1810)
· Phytotherapy Research
· Adansonia (1967)
· Stirpes Novae aut Minus Cognitae (1784)
· Flore de Madagascar et des Comores (1946)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Elam, for example diet and recipes, chemical composition, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, side effects, health benefits, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Kannada-English dictionary
Ēlaṃ (ಏಲಂ):—[noun] a public sale or the system of selling, of an item to the highest bidder; auction.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Ēlam (ஏலம்) noun < ēlā.
1. Cardamom-plant,
1. shrub, Elettaria cardamomum; செடி வகை. [sedi vagai.]
2. Cardamom; ஒரு வாசனைப்பண்டம். (திவா.) [oru vasanaippandam. (thiva.)]
3. Unguent for perfuming the hair of women; மயிர்ச்சாந்து. ஏலவார்குழலிமார் [mayirchanthu. elavarkuzhalimar] (திருவாசகம் [thiruvasagam]
29. 3).
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Ēlam (ஏலம்) noun
1. Spikenard. See சடாமாஞ்சி. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [sadamanchi. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
2. Mistletoe berry thorn. See சங்கஞ்செடி. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [sanganchedi. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
3. Satin-wood. See முதிரை. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [muthirai. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
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Ēlam (ஏலம்) noun < Pondicherry usage leilao [Telugu: Travancore usage elamu, K. elām, M. ēlam.] Auction; போட்டி யிற் பலர்முன் ஏற்றும் விலை. [potti yir palarmun errum vilai.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+5): Elam-ancha, Elama, Elamaga, Elamai, Elamana, Elamarunga, Elamarunna, Elambaraka, Elambiragi, Elamce, Elame, Elamela, Elamey, Elameyyal, Elamgi, Elamimcu, Elamkulam Mana, Elamolagu, Elampilavu, Elamporuttam.
Full-text (+27): Perelam, Malaiyelam, Karelam, Nunnelam, Ela, Ilancali, Pancavacam, Caturcatam, Tiricatam, Cattavarukkam, Pancakantam, Kattu elam, Periya elam, Lelam, Elam-ancha, E-velam, Elarici, Pittilam, Cantuti, Pudigai.
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Tirumantiram by Tirumular (English translation)
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Abram the One from Beyond-the-River, and King Chedorlaomer of Elam (Genesis 14) < [Volume 12, Issue 8 (2021)]
Marking Nations Around New Jerusalem < [Volume 16, Issue 5 (2025)]
Mesopotamian Synchronistic Chronography and the Book of Kings < [Volume 14, Issue 4 (2023)]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
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The civilization of Babylonia and Assyria (by Morris Jastrow)
Part VII < [Chapter III - Survey Of The History Of Babylonia And Assyria]
Part XIX < [Chapter III - Survey Of The History Of Babylonia And Assyria]
Part X < [Chapter III - Survey Of The History Of Babylonia And Assyria]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 287 < [Tamil-Hindi-English, Volume 1]
Page 110 < [Tamil-English-Malayalam (1 volume)]
Page 83 < [Malayalam-English (1 volume)]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Women in military medicine during the early Islamic era: a review. < [2020: Volume 9, September special issue 11]
Review of "Elathy Chooranam" for psoriasis management. < [2020: Volume 9, August issue 8]
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