طرابلس شام

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic طَرَابُلُس الشَّام (ṭarābulus aš-šām, literally “Tripoli of Syria”), as opposed to طَرَابُلُس الغَرْب (ṭarābulus al-ḡarb, literally “Tripoli of the West”) (whence Ottoman Turkish طرابلس غرب (tarâbülüs-i garb)).

Proper noun

طرابلس شام • (tarâbülüs-i şâm)

  1. Tripoli (a city in Lebanon)

Descendants
  • Turkish: Trablusşam
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