Ottoman Turkish edit

Etymology edit

From Byzantine Greek Ἔδεσσα (Édessa).

Proper noun edit

ادسه (Edesa)

  1. (historical) Edessa (a city in southeastern Turkey), the modern Urfa

References edit

  • Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Edessa”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎[1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 237