"Van" meaning in Turkish

See Van in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈvɑn/ Audio: LL-Q256 (tur)-ToprakM-Van.wav
Etymology: From Ottoman Turkish وان (Van), from Middle Armenian Վան (Van). Etymology templates: {{inh|tr|ota|وان|tr=Van}} Ottoman Turkish وان (Van), {{der|tr|axm|Վան}} Middle Armenian Վան (Van) Head templates: {{head|tr|proper noun|head=}} Van, {{tr-proper noun}} Van Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], Van [nominative, singular], Vanlar [nominative, plural], Van'ı [accusative, singular], Vanları [accusative, plural], Van'a [dative, singular], Vanlara [dative, plural], Van'da [locative, singular], Vanlarda [locative, plural], Van'dan [ablative, singular], Vanlardan [ablative, plural], Van'ın [genitive, singular], Vanların [genitive, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Van'ım [first-person, singular], Vanlarım [first-person, singular], Van'ın [second-person, singular], Vanların [second-person, singular], Van'ı [singular, third-person], Vanları [singular, third-person], Van'ımız [first-person, plural], Vanlarımız [first-person, plural], Van'ınız [plural, second-person], Vanlarınız [plural, second-person], Van'ı [plural, third-person], Vanları [plural, third-person]
  1. Van (a province and metropolitan municipality in easternmost Turkey, partly surrounding the lake, with a Kurdish majority) Categories (place): Places in Turkey, Provinces of Turkey
    Sense id: en-Van-tr-name-qs7Il1eW Categories (other): Van Province, Turkey
  2. Van (a city, the capital of Van Province, Turkey, on the shore of the lake) Categories (place): Cities in Turkey, Cities in Van Province, Turkey, Places in Turkey, Places in Van Province, Turkey
    Sense id: en-Van-tr-name-yDJLLjHX Categories (other): Provincial capitals of Turkey, Turkish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Turkish entries with incorrect language header: 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Vanlı
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      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "word": "Vanlı"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "ota",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Ottoman Turkish وان (Van), from Middle Armenian Վան (Van).",
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Van",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vanlar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Van'ı",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vanları",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Van'a",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vanlara",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Van'da",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vanlarda",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Van'dan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vanlardan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Van'ın",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
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      "form": "Vanların",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "tr-poss-prop-c-aı",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Van'ım",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vanlarım",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Van'ın",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vanların",
      "source": "declension",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Van'ı",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vanları",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Van'ımız",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vanlarımız",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Van'ınız",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vanlarınız",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Van'ı",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vanları",
      "source": "declension",
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        "third-person"
      ]
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        "head": ""
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      "expansion": "Van",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Turkish",
  "lang_code": "tr",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "tr",
          "name": "Places in Turkey",
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          "parents": [
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        },
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        }
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        "Van (a province and metropolitan municipality in easternmost Turkey, partly surrounding the lake, with a Kurdish majority)"
      ],
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        ],
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        ],
        [
          "Turkey",
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        ],
        [
          "Kurdish",
          "Kurdish"
        ]
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    },
    {
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          "name": "Cities in Turkey",
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        },
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      ],
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        ],
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        ],
        [
          "Van",
          "Van#English"
        ],
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        ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈvɑn/"
    },
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Turkish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Turkish lemmas",
    "Turkish proper nouns",
    "Turkish terms derived from Middle Armenian",
    "Turkish terms derived from Ottoman Turkish",
    "Turkish terms inherited from Ottoman Turkish"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "Vanlı"
    }
  ],
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "Van",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "Vanlar",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "Van'ı",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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      "form": "Vanları",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
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      "form": "Van'a",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "Vanlara",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Van'da",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vanlarda",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Van'dan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vanlardan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Van'ın",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vanların",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "tr-poss-prop-c-aı",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Van'ım",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vanlarım",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Van'ın",
      "source": "declension",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vanların",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "Van'ı",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Vanları",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
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    {
      "form": "Van'ımız",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vanlarımız",
      "source": "declension",
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        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Van'ınız",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "Vanlarınız",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Van'ı",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
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      "form": "Vanları",
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}

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