ܐܝܣܛܢܒܘܠ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

ܐܸܣܛܲܢܒܘܼܠ (isṭanbūl)

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish استانبول (istanbul), perhaps through Arabic.

Pronunciation

(standard) IPA^(key): [ʔistˤɑnːbulː]

Proper noun

ܐܝܼܣܛܵܢܒܘܼܠ • (īsṭānbūl) f

Istanbul (a major city in Turkey)

Synonyms

(historical) ܩܘܼܣܛܲܢܛܝܼܢܘܼܦܘܿܠܝܼܣ (qusṭanṭīnūpōlīs, “Constantinople”), ܒܘܼܙܲܢܛܝܘܿܢ (būzanṭyōn, “Byzantium”)

Derived terms

ܐܝܼܣܛܵܢܒܘܼܠܵܝܵܐ (īsṭānbūlāyā)

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