سابستيه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Σεβαστεία (Sebasteía), from Σεβαστός (Sebastós) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”), from σεβᾰστός (sebastós, “venerable, august”) used as a calque of Latin Augustus. Doublet of سیواس.

Proper noun

سابستيه • (Sebastiye)

  1. Sebastia (a city in the West Bank, Palestine; former capital of the Kingdom of Israel)

Descendants
  • Turkish: Sebastiye

References
  • Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Sebastiye”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎, 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 647
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