Urfa

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Urfa

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish اورفه and اورفا (Urfa), from Classical Syriac ܐܘܪܗܝ (ʾUrhāy).

Proper noun

Urfa

1. A city in southeastern Turkey.
2. Synonym of Sanliurfa, a province of Turkey around Urfa.

Synonyms

• (city): Sanliurfa (official); See Edessa (historical)

Translations

city in Turkey — see also Edessa

Arabic: اَلرُّهَا (ar-ruhā), شَانْلِي أُورْفَا (šānlī ʔūrfā), أُورْفَا (ʔūrfā) Armenian: Ուռհա (Uṙha), Ուրֆա (Urfa) Greek: Σανλιούρφα (Sanlioúrfa) Ancient: Ἔδεσσα f (Édessa) Kurdish: Central Kurdish: ڕحا (ckb) (rḧa) Northern Kurdish: Riha (ku) Latin: Edessa f Marathi: उर्फा (urphā) Ottoman Turkish: اورفه (Urfa), ادسه (Edesa) Persian: شانلی‌اورفه (Šânli-urfe), اورفه (Urfe) Russian: Шанлыу́рфа (ru) (Šanlyúrfa), У́рфа (Úrfa) Turkish: Şanlıurfa (tr)

Anagrams

• Rauf, frau, fuar

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish اورفه, اورفا, from Classical Syriac ܐܘܪܗܝ.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Wikidata has a Lexeme related to:

Urfa (L1144173)

Urfa

1. (chiefly historical) Urfa (a city in southeastern Turkey)
2. (chiefly historical) Sanliurfa (a province of Turkey)

Derived terms

• Şanlıurfa