بلغراد

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic Бѣлградъ (Bělgradŭ), from бѣлъ (bělŭ, “white”) + градъ (gradŭ, “fortress, city”), from Proto-Slavic *bělъ and *gordъ. Doublet of برات.

Proper noun

بلغراد • (Belgrad)

1. Belgrade (the capital of Serbia)

Descendants

• Turkish: Belgrad, Belgrat

References

• Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Belgrad”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎^[1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 101