ناپولی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Italian Napoli, from Latin Neāpolis, from Ancient Greek Νεᾱ́πολῐς (Neā́polis), from νέᾱ (néā, “new”) + πόλῐς (pólis, “city”). Doublet of نابلس and نابل.

Proper noun

ناپولی • (Napoli)

Naples (a port city in Campania, in southwestern Italy)

Related terms

ناپولتان

Descendants

Turkish: Napoli

References

Redhouse, James W. (1890) “ناپولی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2059

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