Qamishli

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proper noun

A city in al-Hasakah Governorate in northeastern Syria, on the border with Turkey.

OriginClassical Syriac ܒܝܬ ܙܠܝܢ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in al-Hasakah Governorate in northeastern Syria, on the border with Turkey.

Origin

  1. Classical Syriacܒܝܬ ܙܠܝܢ
  2. EnglishQamishli

From Turkish kamış (“common reed”) + -li (“with”), a calque of Classical Syriac ܒܝܬ ܙܠܝܢ (bēṯ zālīn, literally “house of reeds”). Compare Azerbaijani qamışlıq.

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APA

Qamishli. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Qamishli

MLA

“Qamishli.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Qamishli. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Qamishli,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Qamishli.

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