داریجه

Ottoman Turkish

Darıca district

Etymology

From Greek Δάριτζα (Dáritza), itself from Byzantine Greek τὰ Ῥίτζια (tà Rhítzia), plural form of Ῥίτζιον (Rhítzion), its original name.

Proper noun

داریجه • (darıca)

1. Darıca (a town and district in Kocaeli province, Turkey)

Descendants

• Turkish: Darıca
• → Armenian: Տարըճա (Tarəča)

Further reading

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2010–) “Darıca”, 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) “Darıca”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎^[1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 200