Istanbul in Arabic
إِسْطَنْبُول ʔisṭanbūl
/ɪ.stænˈbʊl//ˈɪ.stɑːn.bʊl/
Istanbul in Arabic: إِسْطَنْبُول (ʔisṭanbūl), إِسْتَنْبُول (ʔistanbūl), إستانبول. In English, Istanbul means a Turkish city, and the largest European city by population, which was the last capital of the Ottoman Empire and the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire).
Arabic words for Istanbul
- largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire
- إِسْطَنْبُول ʔisṭanbūl, إِسْتَنْبُول ʔistanbūl, إستانبول
English meaning of Istanbul
- proper noun A Turkish city, and the largest European city by population, which was the last capital of the Ottoman Empire and the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire).
- proper noun A province in Turkey.
Synonyms of Istanbul
- Byzantium
- Byzantion
- Constantinople
Istanbul in other languages
Questions about Istanbul in Arabic
- What is the meaning of Istanbul in Arabic?
- Istanbul in Arabic is إِسْطَنْبُول (ʔisṭanbūl), إِسْتَنْبُول (ʔistanbūl), إستانبول.
- ما معنى كلمة Istanbul؟
- Istanbul: إِسْطَنْبُول (ʔisṭanbūl), إِسْتَنْبُول (ʔistanbūl), إستانبول.
- What does Istanbul mean in English?
- Istanbul means a Turkish city, and the largest European city by population, which was the last capital of the Ottoman Empire and the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire).
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Istanbul (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Arabic words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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