لازقیه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اللَّاذِقِيَّة (al-lāḏiqiyya), from Ancient Greek Λαοδίκεια (Laodíkeia), from Λαοδίκη (Laodíkē) + -εια (-eia), the name of numerous Hellenistic cities, generally named after one of many women by the name of Λαοδίκη (Laodíkē).

Proper noun

لازقیه • (lazkiye)

1. Latakia (a port city in western Syria)

Descendants

• Turkish: Lazkiye

Further reading

• Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Lazkiye”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎^[1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 510