واراد

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian Várad, from vár (“citadel, fortress”) +‎ -ad.

Proper noun

واراد • (varad)

  1. Oradea (a city, the county seat of Bihor County, Romania)

Descendants

  • Turkish: Varat
  • → Armenian: Վարատ (Varat)

Further reading

  • Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Varad”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎[1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 786
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