ܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܘܦܘܠܝܣ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek Κωνσταντινούπολις (Kōnstantinoúpolis).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [qus.tˤan.tˤiːnuːpoːlisː]

Proper noun

ܩܘܼܣܛܲܢܛܝܼܢܘܼܦܘܿܠܝܼܣ • (qusṭanṭīnūpōlīs) f

1. Constantinople (the former name of Istanbul, the largest city of Turkey)

Synonyms

• ܐܝܼܣܛܲܢܒܘܼܠ (īsṭanbūl), ܒܘܼܙܲܢܛܝܘܿܢ (būzanṭyōn)

Derived terms

• ܩܘܼܣܛܲܢܛܝܼܢܘܼܦܘܿܠܵܝܵܐ (qusṭanṭīnūpōlāyā)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܘܦܠܝܣ

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κωνσταντινούπολις (Kōnstantinoúpolis) [1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qustˤantˤinupolis]

Proper noun

ܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܘܦܘܠܝܣ • (qusṭanṭinupolīs)

1. Constantinople

See also

• ܒܘܙܢܛܝܘܢ (“Byzantium”)
• ܐܝܣܛܢܒܘܠ (“Istanbul”)
• ܟܠܩܝܕܘܢܐ (“Chalcedon”)

Further reading

ܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܘܦܘܠܝܣ on the Aramaic Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^arc