Urfa

English

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish اورفه and اورفا (Urfa), from Classical Syriac ܐܘܪܗܝ (ʾUrhāy).

Proper noun

Urfa

A city in southeastern Turkey.
Synonym of Sanliurfa, a province of Turkey around Urfa.

Synonyms

(city): Sanliurfa (official); See Edessa (historical)

Translations

city in Turkey — see also Edessa

Arabic: اَلرُّهَا (ar-ruhā), شَانْلِي أُورْفَا (šānlī ʔūrfā), أُورْفَا (ʔūrfā)
Armenian: Ուռհա (Uṙha), Ուրֆա (Urfa)
Greek: Σανλιούρφα (Sanlioúrfa)
Ancient: Ἔδεσσα f (Édessa)
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: ڕحا (ckb) (rḧa)

Northern Kurdish: Riha (ku)
Latin: Edessa f
Ottoman Turkish: اورفه (Urfa), ادسه (Edesa)
Persian: شانلی‌اورفه (Šânli-urfe), اورفه (Urfe)
Russian: Шанлыу́рфа (ru) (Šanlyúrfa), У́рфа (Úrfa)
Turkish: Şanlıurfa (tr)

Anagrams

Rauf, frau, fuar

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish اورفه, اورفا, from Classical Syriac ܐܘܪܗܝ.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Urfa

(chiefly historical) Urfa (a city in southeastern Turkey)
(chiefly historical) Sanliurfa (a province of Turkey)

Derived terms

Şanlıurfa

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