القسطنطينية

Arabic

Etymology

Definite relative noun (nisba) composed of قُسْطَنْطِين (qusṭanṭīn, “Constantine”) +‎ ـِيَّة (-iyya). Probably an ellipsis of اَلْمَدِينَة الْقُسْطَنْطِينِيَّة (al-madīna l-qusṭanṭīniyya, “the city of Constantine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.qus.tˤan.tˤiː.nij.ja/

Proper noun

اَلْقُسْطَنْطِينِيَّة • (al-qusṭanṭīniyya) f

1. Constantinople (the former name of Istanbul, the largest city of Turkey)

Declension

Declension of noun الْقُسْطَنْطِينِيَّة (al-qusṭanṭīniyya)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	الْقُسْطَنْطِينِيَّة al-qusṭanṭīniyya	—
Nominative	—	الْقُسْطَنْطِينِيَّةُ al-qusṭanṭīniyyatu	—
Accusative	—	الْقُسْطَنْطِينِيَّةَ al-qusṭanṭīniyyata	—
Genitive	—	الْقُسْطَنْطِينِيَّةِ al-qusṭanṭīniyyati	—

Derived terms

• قُسْطَنْطِينِيّ (qusṭanṭīniyy)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: Qüstəntiniyyə
• → Malay: قسطنطینیه, Kustantiniyah
• → Ottoman Turkish: قسطنطینیه (Kostantiniyye)
• → Classical Persian: قسطنطنیه (qustantaniya)
  • → Bengali: কুস্তুন্তুনিয়া (kustuntuniẏa)
  • → Hindustani:

    Hindi: क़ुस्तुंतुनिया (qustuntuniyā)

    Urdu: قسطنطنیہ (qustuntuniyā)

  • Dari: قسطنطنیه (qustantaniya)
  • Iranian Persian: قسطنطنیه (qostantaniye)
  • Tajik: Қустантиния (Qustantiniya), Қустантания (Qustantaniya)
• → Uzbek: Qustantiniya
• → Urdu: قُسْطَنْطِینِیَہ (qusṭanṭīniya)

See also

• إِسْطَنْبُول
• بِيزَنْطَة (bīzanṭa)