جزائر
See also: جزایر
Arabic
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر (al-jazāʔir, “the islands”), plural of جَزِيرَة (jazīra, “island”), referring to the several small islands that once existed in the Bay of Algiers.
Synonyms
- جزائر غرب (Cezâyir-i Garb)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Turkish: Cezayir
References
- Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Cezâyir”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 155
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