English
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish اورفه and اورفا (Urfa), from Classical Syriac ܐܘܪܗܝ (ʾUrhāy).
Proper noun
Urfa
- A city in southeastern Turkey.
- Synonym of Sanliurfa, a province of Turkey around Urfa.
Synonyms
Translations
city in Turkey
— see also Edessa
- Arabic: اَلرُّهَا (ar-ruhā), شَانْلِي أُورْفَا (šānlī ʔūrfā), أُورْفَا (ʔūrfā)
- Armenian: Ուռհա (Uṙha), Ուրֆա (Urfa)
- Greek: Σανλιούρφα (Sanlioúrfa)
- Ancient: Ἔδεσσα f (Édessa)
- Kurdish:
- Central Kurdish: ڕحا (ckb) (rḧa)
- Northern Kurdish: Riha (ku)
- Latin: Edessa f
- Marathi: उर्फा (urphā)
- Ottoman Turkish: اورفه (Urfa), ادسه (Edesa)
- Persian: شانلیاورفه (Šânli-urfe), اورفه (Urfe)
- Russian: Шанлыу́рфа (ru) (Šanlyúrfa), У́рфа (Úrfa)
- Turkish: Şanlıurfa (tr)
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Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish اورفه, اورفا, from Classical Syriac ܐܘܪܗܝ.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Urfa
- (chiefly historical) Urfa (a city in southeastern Turkey)
- (chiefly historical) Sanliurfa (a province of Turkey)
Derived terms