بالیه

Ottoman Turkish

Balya District

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek πᾰλαιᾱ́ (palaiā́), the feminine inflection of πᾰλαιός (palaiós, “old, ancient”).

Proper noun

بالیه • (Balya)

Balya (a town and district in Balıkesir province, Turkey)

Descendants

Turkish: Balya

Further reading

Nişanyan, Sevan (2010–), “Balya”, 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), “Balya”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 86

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