English
Nablus
Nablus comes from Ottoman Turkish نابلس, and goes back to Byzantine Greek Νεάπολις.
- Byzantine Greekc. 600–1453ΝεάπολιςNeápolis
- Arabicc. 500–presentنَابُلُس
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928نابلسNablus
- EnglishtodayNablus
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Byzantine Greekc. 600–1453ΝεάπολιςNeápolis
- Arabicc. 500–presentنَابُلُس
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928نابلسNablus
- EnglishtodayNablus
A compound of νέᾱ́ ‘new’ + πόλῐς ‘city, city-state’
Ancient Greek - ‘fortification’
Proto-Indo-European *tpólHis
Proto-Hellenic *ptólis ‘city’
Ancient Greek πόλῐς ‘city, city-state’
Every English word from Byzantine Greek Νεάπολις
Today it means
name A city, the capital of Nablus governorate, West Bank, Palestine.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Byzantine Greek Νεάπολις / Nablus