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Where does “Şanlıurfa” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Şanlıurfa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishUrfa—
2Ottoman Turkishاورفه—
3Classical Syriacܐܘܪܗܝ—
4Middle Persian𐭧𐭥𐭮𐭫𐭥𐭣𐭩—

Words derived from “Şanlıurfa”

  • Şanlıurfa
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