ܐܝܣܛܢܒܘܠ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܐܸܣܛܲܢܒܘܼܠ (isṭanbūl)

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish استانبول (istanbul), perhaps through Arabic.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔistˤɑnːbulː]

Proper noun

ܐܝܼܣܛܵܢܒܘܼܠ • (īsṭānbūl) f

1. Istanbul (a major city in Turkey)

Synonyms

• (historical) ܩܘܼܣܛܲܢܛܝܼܢܘܼܦܘܿܠܝܼܣ (qusṭanṭīnūpōlīs, “Constantinople”), ܒܘܼܙܲܢܛܝܘܿܢ (būzanṭyōn, “Byzantium”)

Derived terms

• ܐܝܼܣܛܵܢܒܘܼܠܵܝܵܐ (īsṭānbūlāyā)