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Urfa

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From Ottoman Turkish اورفه and اورفا (Urfa), from Classical Syriac ܐܘܪܗܝ (ʾUrhāy).

proper noun

A city in southeastern Turkey.
Synonym of Sanliurfa, a province of Turkey around Urfa.
Similar: Sanliurfa, Edessa

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name city in Turkey — see also Edessa

Ελληνικά	Σανλιούρφα Sanlioúrfa
Русский	Шанлыу́рфа Šanlyúrfa, У́рфа Úrfa
العربية	اَلرُّهَا ar-ruhā, شَانْلِي أُورْفَا šānlī ʔūrfā, أُورْفَا ʔūrfā

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@misc{urfa_2026,
  title = {Urfa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/urfa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}