آنقره

Ottoman Turkish

Ankara province

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek and Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα (Ánkura), from ἄγκυρα (ánkura, “anchor, hook”) in reference to the bend in the Çölova River before it merges with the Cubuk to become the Ankara but probably also calquing a local name ultimately derived from Hittite 𒌷𒀭𒆪𒉿𒀸 (Ankuwaš), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eng- (“elbow, bend, curve”).

Proper noun

آنقره • (Ankara)

1. Ankara (the capital city and province in the West Anatolia region, 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]‎^[1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 41