Sham Asbi
Sham Asbi
شام اسبي | |
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village | |
![]() ![]() Sham Asbi | |
Coordinates: 38°11′37″N 48°14′37″E / 38.19361°N 48.24361°ECoordinates: 38°11′37″N 48°14′37″E / 38.19361°N 48.24361°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Ardabil |
County | Ardabil |
Bakhsh | Central |
Rural District | Balghelu |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 2,148 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
Sham Asbi (Persian: شام اسبي, also Romanized as Shām Asbī; also known as Shamaspi)[1] is a village in Balghelu Rural District, in the Central District of Ardabil County, Ardabil Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 2,148, in 511 families.[2]
Etymology[]
The locals of Sham Asbi identify the first part of the village's name with Sham, i.e. "Syria", interpreting it as "a place with Syrian horses".[3] According to Alice Assadoorian in Iran and the Caucasus, the toponym appears to be an old compound, and thus the folk etymology "can hardly be satisfying".[3] Assadoorian notes that the final –ī in the place name alludes to a patronymic formation, which allows for the resconstruction of the Middle Iranian form of the toponym as *Šāmaspīk or *Šāmāspīk, which translates as "a village belonging to (or founded by) *Šāmāsp".[3] The name *Šāmāsp is a familiar personal name, and derives from Old Iranian *S(i)yāmāspa-, i.e. "(a man) having black or dark studs" (compare Avestan Syāvaspi- and Armenian Šawasp).[3] Assadoorian argues that there was "secondary dissimilation of the initial s- to š-".[3]
References[]
- ^ Sham Asbi can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3084402" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
- ^ a b c d e Assadoorian, Alice (2006). "Šām-aspī (A Toponym from Ardabīl)". Iran and the Caucasus. 10 (2): 261. doi:10.1163/157338406780345916.
- Towns and villages in Ardabil County
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