القسطنطينية

القسطنطينية

Arabic

Etymology

Definite relative noun (nisba) composed of قُسْطَنْطِين‎ (qusṭanṭīn, “Constantine”) +‎ ـِيَّة‎ (-iyya). Probably an ellipsis of اَلْمَدِينَة الْقُسْطَنْطِينِيَّة‎ (al-madīna(t) al-qusṭanṭīniyya, “city of Constantine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.qus.tˤan.tˤiː.nij.ja/

Proper noun

اَلْقُسْطَنْطِينِيَّة • (al-qusṭanṭīniyya) f

1. Constantinople (the former name of Istanbul, the largest city of Turkey)

Declension

Declension of noun الْقُسْطَنْطِينِيَّة (al-qusṭanṭīniyya)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	الْقُسْطَنْطِينِيَّة al-qusṭanṭīniyya	—
Nominative	—	الْقُسْطَنْطِينِيَّةُ al-qusṭanṭīniyyatu	—
Accusative	—	الْقُسْطَنْطِينِيَّةَ al-qusṭanṭīniyyata	—
Genitive	—	الْقُسْطَنْطِينِيَّةِ al-qusṭanṭīniyyati	—

Derived terms

• قُسْطَنْطِينِيّ‎ (qusṭanṭīniyy)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: Qüstəntiniyyə
• → Malay: قسطنطینیه‎, Kustantiniyah
• → Ottoman Turkish: قسطنطینیه‎ (Kostantiniyye)
• → Persian: قسطنطنیه‎ (qostantaniye)
  • → Bengali: কুস্তুন্তুনিয়া (kustuntuniẏa)
  • → Hindustani:

    Hindi: क़ुस्तुंतुनिया (qustuntuniyā)

    Urdu: قسطنطنیہ‎ (qustuntuniyā)

• → Uzbek: Qustantiniya
• → Urdu: قُسْطَنْطِینِیَہ‎ (qusṭanṭīniya)