تفلیس

See also: تفليس

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Persian تفلیس (Teflis)

Proper noun

تفلیس • (Tiflis)

  1. Tbilisi (the capital of Georgia)

Descendants

  • English: Tiflis
  • Turkish: Tiflis

References

  • Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Tiflis”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎[1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 753

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic تفليس (tiflīs), ultimately from Old Georgian ტფილისი (ṭpilisi).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? tiflīs
Dari reading? tiflīs
Iranian reading? teflis
Tajik reading? tiflis

Proper noun

Dari تفلیس
Iranian Persian
Tajik Тифлис

تفلیس • (teflis)

  1. Tbilisi (the capital city of the country of Georgia)

Descendants

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