لیمان

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Ottoman Turkish

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لیمان

Etymology

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From Byzantine Greek λιμένιον (liménion), from Ancient Greek λιμήν (limḗn).

Noun

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لیمان (liman)

  1. port, haven, harbor, any place where ships can be sheltered
    Synonyms: بندر (bender), مرسی (mersa)
  2. estuary, the place where ocean tides and river water merge
    Synonym: خلیج (halic)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Azerbaijani: liman
  • Crimean Tatar: liman
  • Turkish: liman
  • Armenian: լիման (liman)
  • Greek: λιμάνι (limáni)
  • Romanian: liman
  • Russian: лима́н (limán)
  • Ukrainian: лима́н (lymán)

Further reading

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