مدللی

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Ottoman Turkish

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مدللی

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Μῠτῐλήνη (Mutilḗnē), which referred both to the island of Lesbos and its main city Mytilene. The relation between the name of the island and the breed of small horses is unclear.

Proper noun

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مدللی (midilli)

  1. Lesbos (an island in the North Aegean region, Greece).
  2. Mytilene (a city in the island of Lesbos, Greece).

Descendants

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  • Turkish: Midilli
  • Armenian: Միտիլլի (Mitilli)

Noun

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مدللی

مدللی (midilli)

  1. pony, any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands at the withers

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