تفليس

Arabic

Root
ف ل س (f-l-s)

Etymology 1

Verbal noun of فَلَّسَ (fallasa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taf.liːs/
  • Rhymes: -iːs

Noun

تَفْلِيس • (taflīs) m

  1. verbal noun of فَلَّسَ (fallasa) (form II)
  2. bankruptcy
Declension

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tif.liːs/

Proper noun

تِفْلِيس • (tiflīs) f

  1. Tbilisi (the capital city of Georgia)
    Synonym: تِبِلِيسِي (tibilīsī)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Persian تفلیس (Teflis)

Proper noun

تفليس • (Tiflis)

  1. Tbilisi (the capital of Georgia)

Descendants

  • English: Tiflis
  • Turkish: Tiflis

References

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