خان يونس
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Arabic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “caravanserai of Jonah”. Named after Mamluk Emir Yunis al-Noorzai Khan, who founded the settlement as Salqah.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]خَانْ يُونُسْ • (ḵān yūnus) m
- Khan Younus, Khan Yunis (a city, the capital of Khan Younus governorate, Gaza Strip, Palestine)
- Khan Younus, Khan Yunis (a governorate of the Gaza Strip, Palestine)
- Khan Younus, Khan Yunis (a settlement, a refugee camp in Khan Younus governorate, Gaza Strip, Palestine)
Ottoman Turkish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Arabic خَانْ يُونُسْ (Ḵān Yūnus, “caravanserai of Yunis”), for Yunis al-Noorzai Khan.
Proper noun
[edit]- Khan Younus (a city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine)
Descendants
[edit]- Turkish: Khan Yunis
Further reading
[edit]Categories:
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- Ottoman Turkish terms borrowed from Arabic
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- ota:Cities in Palestine
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