لاذقیه

See also: لاذقیہ

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اللَّاذِقِيَّة (al-lāḏiqiyya), from Ancient Greek Λαοδίκεια (Laodíkeia), from Λαοδίκη (Laodíkē) + -εια (-eia), the name of numerous Hellenistic cities, generally named after one of many women by the name of Λαοδίκη (Laodíkē).

Proper noun

لاذقیه • (lâzıkiyye, lazkiye)

  1. Latakia (a port city in western Syria)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: Lazkiye

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اللَّاذِقِيَّة (al-lāḏiqiyya).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? lādiqiyya, lāziqiyya
Dari reading? lāziqiya
Iranian reading? lâzeġiye
Tajik reading? loziqiya

Proper noun

لاذقیه • (lāziqiyya / lâzeġiye) (Tajik spelling Лозиқия)

  1. Latakia (a city in Syria)

Descendants

  • Dari: لَاذِقِیَه (lāziqiya)
  • Iranian Persian: لَاذِقِیِّه (lâzeġiyye)
  • Tajik: Лозиқия (Loziqiya)