ازمید
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Ottoman Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Variant of İznikmid, from Byzantine Greek Νικομήδεια (Nikomḗdeia, “Nicomedia”), from Ancient Greek Νικομήδης (Nikomḗdēs) + -ιᾰ (-ia, “ia: forming place names”).
Proper noun[edit]
ازمید • (İzmit)
- Izmit (a city and district in Kocaeli province, Turkey)
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “ازمید”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 82
- Sezen, Tahir (2017) “İzmit”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names][2], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 391