یالوه

Ottoman Turkish

Yalova province

Etymology

This city was previously known as یالاق آباد (yalak âbâd), from یالاق (yalak, “trough”) + آباد (âbâd, “prosperous”). The current name appeared only in the 18ᵗʰ century and is assumed to be a contraction of یالی (yalı, “shore, strand, beach”) and اوا (ova, “plain, lowland”).

Proper noun

یالوه • (yalova)

1. Yalova (a city, district, and province in East Marmara region, Turkey)

   Synonym: یالاق آباد (yalak âbâd) (obsolete)

Descendants

• Turkish: Yalova
• → Armenian: Եալօվա (Ealōva)

Further reading

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2010–) “Yalova”, 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) “Yalova”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎^[1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 800