قونیه
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek Ἰκόνιον (Ikónion), from an Ancient Greek adaptation of Luwian Ikkuwaniya, from Hittite Kawana.
Proper noun
قونیه • (Konya)
Derived terms
- قونیوی (konyevi, “inhabitant of Konya”)
Descendants
Further reading
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687), “Iconium”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum[1], Vienna, column 721
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2010–), “Konya”, 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), “Konya”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names][2], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 479
Persian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἰκόνιον (Ikónion).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /quː.ni.ˈja/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [quː.ni.jä]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [quː.ni.je]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [qu.ni.jä]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | qūniya |
| Dari reading? | qūniya |
| Iranian reading? | ġuniye |
| Tajik reading? | quniya |
Proper noun
قونیه • (qūniya / ġuniye) (Tajik spelling Қуния)