اسپارطه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Perhaps a Turkicized form from the unattested Byzantine Greek toponym *Σβάριδα (*Sbárida), from the accusative form of Ancient Greek Βάρις (Báris) with the prefix σ-. At the beginning of the 19th century the city was known as حمید آباد (hâmid âbâd).

Proper noun

اسپارطه • (ısparta)

  1. Isparta (a city, district, and province in the Mediterranean region, Turkey)
    Synonym: حمید آباد (hamîd âbâd) (obsolete)

Descendants

  • Turkish: Isparta

Further reading

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