دلوینه

Ottoman Turkish

Sanjak of Delvinë

Etymology

Borrowed from Albanian Delvinë, a toponym which is probably connected to dele and delme (“sheep, ewe”).

Proper noun

دلوینه • (delvine)

1. Delvinë (a town in Vlorë county, southern Albania)

Descendants

• Turkish: Delvine

Further reading

• Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Delvine”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎^[1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 206