اسكندریه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّة (al-ʔiskandariyya). Doublet of اسكندرون (iskenderun).

Proper noun

اسكندریه • (iskenderiye)

  1. Alexandria (a port city in Egypt)

Descendants

  • Turkish: İskenderiye

References

  • Sezen, Tahir (2017) “İskenderiye”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎[1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 381
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