نوشهر
Ottoman Turkish
Nevşehir province
Etymology
Compound of نو (nev, “new”) + شهر (şehir, “city”), a calque of Byzantine Greek Νεάπολις (Neápolis), the ancient name of the city. After the conquest of the Ottomans, the place was renamed مشغره (muşgara), perhaps from Greek μοσχάρι (moschári, “calf”).
Proper noun
نوشهر • (nevşehir)
- Nevşehir (a city and province in Central Anatolia, Turkey)
- Synonym: مشغره (muşgara) (obsolete)
Descendants
- Turkish: Nevşehir
Further reading
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2010–) “Nevşehir”, in Nişanyan Yeradları: Türkiye ve Çevre Ülkeler Yerleşim Birimleri Envanteri [Index Anatolicus: An inventory of place names of Turkey and surrounding countries] (in Turkish)
- Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Nevşehir”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 579
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