حصن منصور

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From حصن (hısn, “fortress, stronghold”) + منصور (mansur, “a proper name for men”), in honor of the Umayyad commander who captured the fortress.

Proper noun

حصن منصور • (hısn-ı mansur)

  1. (now historical) synonym of آدی یامان (adı yaman, “a city in Turkey”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: Hısnımansur

Further reading

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