ازمیر
Ottoman Turkish
Alternative forms
- Իզմիր (İzmir) — Armeno-Turkish
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek Σμύρνᾱ (Smúrnā).
Proper noun
ازمیر • (İzmir)
- Izmir (a city and province in the Aegean region, Turkey)
Derived terms
- ازمیر كورفزی (İzmir körfezi, “Gulf of İzmir”)
Descendants
- Turkish: İzmir
Further reading
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2010–) “İzmir”, in Nişanyan Yeradları: Türkiye ve Çevre Ülkeler Yerleşim Birimleri Envanteri [Index Anatolicus: An inventory of place names of Turkey and surrounding countries] (in Turkish)
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “ازمیر”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 82
- Sezen, Tahir (2017) “İzmir”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names][2], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 390
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ازمیر (İzmir).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔiz.ˈmiːɾ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɪz.miːɾ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔez.miːɹ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔiz.miɾ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | izmīr |
| Dari reading? | izmīr |
| Iranian reading? | ezmir |
| Tajik reading? | izmir |
Proper noun
ازمیر • (izmīr / ezmir) (Tajik spelling Измир)
- Izmir (a city and province in the Aegean region, Turkey)