أفس

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek Ἔφεσος (Éphesos), possibly a pre-Greek word with Hittite connections.

Proper noun

أفس • (Efes)

1. (historical) Ephesus (a former city in western Anatolia, Turkey)
2. (inexact) Synonym of سلچوق (Selçuk), nearby city in Turkey

Descendants

• Turkish: Efes

References

• Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Efes”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎^[1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 238