قسطنطنیه
See also: قسطنطنیہ
Persian
Alternative forms
- قسطنطینیه (qustantīniyya / ġostantiniye), قسطنطانیه (qustantāniyya / ġostantâniye)
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic الْقُسْطَنْطِينِيَّة (al-qusṭanṭīniyya).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /qus.tan.ta.nij.ˈja/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [qʊs.t̪ʰän̪.t̪ʰä.ni.jä]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [qos.t̪ʰæn̪.t̪ʰæ.ni.je]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [qus.t̪ʰän̪.t̪ʰä.ni.jä], [ qus.t̪ʰän̪.t̪ʰi.ni.jä]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | qustantaniyya |
| Dari reading? | qustantaniya |
| Iranian reading? | ġostantaniye |
| Tajik reading? | qustantaniya, qustantiniya |
Proper noun
قسطنطنیه • (qustantaniyya / ġostantaniye) (Tajik spelling Қустантания or Қустантиния)
- (historical) Constantinople (the former name, from 330–1930 C.E., of Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey; the former capital of the Ottoman Empire and of the Byzantine Empire before that)
Descendants
- → Bengali: কুস্তুন্তুনিয়া (kustuntuniẏa)
- → Hindustani:
- Hindi: क़ुस्तुंतुनिया (qustuntuniyā)
- Urdu: قسطنطنیہ (qustuntuniyā)