ادسه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek Ἔδεσσα (Édessa).

Proper noun

ادسه • (Edesa)

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

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