ایلوح
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
According to Nishanyan, from Northern Kurdish Êlih, a variant of eylo (“eagle”). Compare Persian آله (âloh, “eagle”).
Proper noun
ایلوح • (iluh)
- (now historical) synonym of باطمان (batman, “a city and province of Turkey”)
Descendants
- Turkish: İluh
Further reading
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2010–), “Batman”, in Nişanyan Yeradları: Türkiye ve Çevre Ülkeler Yerleşim Birimleri Envanteri [Index Anatolicus: An inventory of place names of Turkey and surrounding countries] (in Turkish)
- Sezen, Tahir (2017), “İluh”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names][1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 372