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سابستیه

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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Ancient Greek Σεβαστεία (Sebasteía), from Σεβαστός (Sebastós) + -εια (-eia, -ia: forming place names), from σεβᾰστός (sebastós, venerable, august) used as a calque of Latin Augustus. Doublet of سیواس.

Proper noun

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سابستیه (Sebastiye)

  1. Sebastia (a city in the West Bank, Palestine; former capital of the Kingdom of Israel)

Descendants

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  • Turkish: Sebastiye

References

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  • Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Sebastiye”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎[1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 647