مكه

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَكَّة (makka).

Proper noun

مكه (mekke)

  1. Mecca (a city in Saudi Arabia)
    Synonym: مكۀ مكرمه

Descendants

  • Turkish: Mekke

References

  • Mallouf, Nassif (1856) “Mecque”, in Dictionnaire français-turc, 2nd edition, Paris: Maisonneuve, page 454
  • Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Mekke-i Mükerreme”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları, 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 540