Where does “Şanlıurfa” come from?

Şanlıurfa (English) comes from Turkish Şanlıurfa, from Turkish Urfa, from Ottoman Turkish اورفه, from Classical Syriac ܐܘܪܗܝ, from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭥𐭮𐭫𐭥𐭣𐭩.

Ancestry of “Şanlıurfa”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Turkish	Şanlıurfa	—
2	Turkish	Urfa	—
3	Ottoman Turkish	اورفه	—
4	Classical Syriac	ܐܘܪܗܝ	—
5	Middle Persian	𐭧𐭥𐭮𐭫𐭥𐭣𐭩	—

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