آنقره

Ottoman Turkish

Ankara province

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα (Ánkura), probably a placename of Hittite origin.

Proper noun

آنقره • (Ankara)

Ankara (the capital city and province in Turkey)

Derived terms

آنقره كدیسی‎ (Ankara kedisi, “Angora cat”)

Descendants

Turkish: Ankara
- → Arabic: أَنْقَرَة‎ (ʔanqara)
- → English: Ankara
- → French: Ankara
- → German: Ankara
- → Italian: Ankara
- → Russian: Анкара́ (Ankará)
- → Persian: آنکارا‎ (ânkârâ)

Further reading

Nişanyan, Sevan (2010–), “Ankara”, 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), “Ankara”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 41

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