Ebla Syllabification: (Eb·la)Pronunciation: /ˈeblə, ˈēblə/Definition of Ebla a city in ancient Syria that was southwest of Aleppo. It became very powerful in the mid-3rd millennium bc, when it dominated a region corresponding to modern Lebanon, northern Syria, and southeastern Turkey. Ebla in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Ebla in the British & World English dictionary