Where does “Urfa” come from?
Urfa (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish اورفه, from Classical Syriac ܐܘܪܗܝ, from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭥𐭮𐭫𐭥𐭣𐭩.
Ancestry of “Urfa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | اورفه | — |
| 2 | Classical Syriac | ܐܘܪܗܝ | — |
| 3 | Middle Persian | 𐭧𐭥𐭮𐭫𐭥𐭣𐭩 | — |
Words derived from “Urfa”