Greek-and-Roman-Geography-terms-letters-I-J-L

 

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William Smith'in Yunan ve Roma Coğrafyası Sözlüğünden İsimler (1854)

Bu kez bir Türk'ün penceresinden.

I J ve L harfleri

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Names from the Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography by William Smith (1854)

This time from the window of a Turk. 

Letters I & J & L

Tufts original	Meaning	Turkic word	Meaning	Further info
Iabadius	It is said by Ptolemy to mean the “Island of Barley,” to have been very fertile in grain and gold	yaba-ada	island of onion	Turkic yaba: wild onion 3 onion-like edible plant
JACCA[JACCETANI; VASCONES.]	the most important of the small tribes at the S. foot of the Pyrenees, in Hispania Tarraconensis	YAKA	side, shore, border	yaka-tan: from „side, shore, border“
Ialyssus	(Ἰάλυσος, Ἄλυσσος, or Ἰήλυσσος: Eth. Ιαλύσσιος),Pliny (5.36) did not consider it as an independent place at all, but imagined that Ialysus was the ancient name of Rhodes.	Yal-: to burn, to shine	su: water
Iapodes	peoples	yabı: horse	yabıt: horses	I have already written about this in my blog
IAPYGIA	the land of IAPYGES	YAPAGI	non-woven coarse wool, felt	I have already written about this in my blog
Iassus	town of Caria, situated on a small island close to the north coast of the Iasian bay		su: water
Iastus (2x by tufts)	a river which, according to Ptolemy (6.12), was, like the Polytimetus (Kohik), an affluent of the Caspian basin		su: water	a T>S change is possible in Greek. The name could be IASSUS
Iazyges	A people	YAZIG	Steppe	I have already written about this in my blog
Ilissus	A river in Athens	ılı-: to get warm > ılı: warm	su: water
ILITURGIS[ILLITURGIS]	a considerable city of Hispania Baetica	il: land, home, city	turg: Türk?
Imbrasus	ne of the three small rivers flowing down from Mount Ampelus in the island of Samos	yambr: rain	su: water
Inachorium	a city of Crete	Inak	Advisor, chief magistrate (of a king)
Inachus (2x)	A river of the Argeia; A river in the territory of Argos Amphilochicum	Inak	Advisor, chief magistrate (of a king)
Ipsus	a small town of Phrygia	ip?yip? = thread	su: water	thread> weak river?
Isadici	a people whom Strabo (xi. p.506) couples with the Troglodytae and other tribes of the Caucasus	SATIK	sold out	still a name
Issus	town of Cilicia, on the gulf of Issus		su: water
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Larissus	a river of Achaia		su: water
Lissus	town on the S. coast of Crete, which the anonymous Coastdescriber places between Suia and Calamyde		su: water
Lissus -Λίσσος, Strab. vii. p.316	a town of Illyricum, at the mouth of the river Drilo.	?ILI: warm	su: water
Lycastus	a very ancient town in Pontus, on a river bearing the same name		su: water	sus > tus change is possible
Lyrnessus	A town. Pliny (5.32) places it on the river Evenus, near its sources.		su: water

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