ɪts nˈeɪm, lˈaɪk mˈɛni ˈʌðɚ lˈoʊkəl tˈɑːpənˌɪmz, wʌz ɹᵻtˈeɪnd ˈiːvən ˈæftɚ ðə dᵻklˈaɪn ʌv sˈɪɹiˌæk æz ɐ vɜːnˈækjʊlɚ tˈʌŋ ɪnðə ɹˈiːdʒən.
Its name, like many other local toponyms, was retained even after the decline of Syriac as a vernacular tongue in the region.