"Urfa" meaning in English

See Urfa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Ottoman Turkish اورفه and اورفا (Urfa), from Classical Syriac ܐܘܪܗܝ (ʾUrhāy). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ota|اورفه}} Ottoman Turkish اورفه, {{der|en|syc|ܐܘܪܗܝ|tr=ʾUrhāy}} Classical Syriac ܐܘܪܗܝ (ʾUrhāy) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Urfa
  1. A city in southeastern Turkey. Categories (place): Cities in Turkey, Places in Turkey Translations (city in Turkey — see also Edessa): Ἔδεσσα (Édessa) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), اَلرُّهَا (ar-ruhā) (Arabic), شَانْلِي أُورْفَا (šānlī ʔūrfā) (Arabic), أُورْفَا (ʔūrfā) (Arabic), Ուռհա (Uṙha) (Armenian), Ուրֆա (Urfa) (Armenian), ڕحا (rḧa) (Central Kurdish), Σανλιούρφα (Sanlioúrfa) (Greek), Edessa [feminine] (Latin), उर्फा (urphā) (Marathi), Riha (Northern Kurdish), اورفه (Urfa) (Ottoman Turkish), ادسه (Edesa) (Ottoman Turkish), شانلیاورفه (Šânli-urfe) (Persian), اورفه (Urfe) (Persian), Шанлыу́рфа (Šanlyúrfa) (Russian), У́рфа (Úrfa) (Russian), Şanlıurfa (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-Urfa-en-name-YceOU6GV Disambiguation of 'city in Turkey — see also Edessa': 72 28
  2. Synonym of Sanliurfa, a province of Turkey around Urfa. Categories (place): Places in Turkey, Provinces of Turkey Synonyms: Sanliurfa [synonym, synonym-of], Sanliurfa (english: official) [city, cities, region, location], Edessa [historical] [city, cities, region, location]
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