تفلیس

See also: تفليس

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Persian تفلیس (Teflis)

Proper noun

تفلیس • (Tiflis)

  1. Tbilisi (the capital of Georgia)

Descendants

  • English: Tiflis
  • Turkish: Tiflis

References

  • Sezen, Tahir (2017), “Tiflis”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎[1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 753

Persian

Alternative forms

  • تپلیس (tiplīs / teplis)

Etymology

From Arabic تفليس (tiflīs), ultimately from Old Georgian ტფილისი (ṭpilisi).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? tiflīs
Dari reading? tiflīs
Iranian reading? teflis
Tajik reading? tiflis

Proper noun

تفلیس • (tiflīs / teflis) (Tajik spelling Тифлис)

  1. Tbilisi (the capital city of the country of Georgia)

Descendants

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