أفس

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Ottoman Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Proper noun[edit]

أفس (Efes)

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

Descendants[edit]

  • Turkish: Efes

References[edit]

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