أفس

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek Ἔφεσος (Éphesos), possibly a pre-Greek word with Hittite connections.

Proper noun

أفس • (Efes)

  1. (historical) Ephesus (a former city in western Anatolia, Turkey)
  2. (inexact) Synonym of سلچوق (Selçuk), nearby city in Turkey

Descendants
  • Turkish: Efes

References
  • Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Efes”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎, 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 238
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