آياسلوغ

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek Ἅγιος Θεολόγος (Hágios Theológos, “the Holy Theologian”), from its 6th-century basilica dedicated to St John the Theologian, supposed author of the Book of Revelation.

Proper noun

آياسلوغ • (Ayasuluğ)

  1. (historical) Former name of سلچوق, Selcuk (a city in Turkey)

References
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “آياسلوغ”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 283
  • Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Ayasuluğ”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎, 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 66
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