This is the Aramaic spelling of Samaria, the capital city of the northern kingdom of Israel, appearing in Ezra's Aramaic correspondence. The name occurs in letters from provincial officials to the Persian king complaining about Jerusalem's rebuilding (Ezra 4:10, 17). By this period Samaria designated both the city and the surrounding province in the Persian administrative system. The word appears in contexts discussing regional politics and ethnic tensions, with Samaritan officials opposing Judean reconstruction efforts. The multilingual glosses sometimes simply transliterate 'Samaria,' reflecting the proper-name character.