یالوه
Ottoman Turkish
Yalova province
Etymology
This city was previously known as یالاق آباد (Yalak Âbâd), from یالاق (yalak, “trough”) + آباد (âbâd, “prosperous”). The current name appeared only in the 18ᵗʰ century and is assumed to be a contraction of یالی (yalı, “shore, strand, beach”) and اوا (ova, “plain, lowland”).
Proper noun
یالوه • (yalova)
Descendants
- Turkish: Yalova
- → Armenian: Եալօվա (Ealōva)
Further reading
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2010–) “Yalova”, 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) “Yalova”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 800
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