خان يونس

Arabic

Etymology

Literally, “caravanserai of Jonah”. Named after Mamluk Emir Yunis al-Noorzai Khan, who founded the settlement as Salqah.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaːn juː.nus/

Proper noun

خَانْ يُونُسْ • (ḵān yūnus) m

1. Khan Younus, Khan Yunis (a city, the capital of Khan Younus governorate, Gaza Strip, Palestine)
2. Khan Younus, Khan Yunis (a governorate of the Gaza Strip, Palestine)
3. Khan Younus, Khan Yunis (a settlement, a refugee camp in Khan Younus governorate, Gaza Strip, Palestine)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic خَانْ يُونُسْ (Ḵān Yūnus, “caravanserai of Yunis”), for Yunis al-Noorzai Khan.

Proper noun

خان يونس • (Han Yûnus)

1. Khan Younus (a city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine)

Descendants

• Turkish: Khan Yunis

References

• Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Hanyûnus”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎^[1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 329