لازقیه

Ottoman Turkish

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

لازقیه • (lazkiye)

  1. Latakia (a port city in western Syria)

Descendants
  • Turkish: Lazkiye

Further reading
  • Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Lazkiye”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎, 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 510
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