Fersaf, Tillo
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Fersaf | |
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  Fersaf Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°58′37″N 42°00′25″E / 37.977°N 42.007°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Siirt |
| District | Tillo |
| Population (2022)[1] | 228 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Fersaf, formerly Dereyamaç, is a village in the Tillo District of Siirt Province in Turkey.[2] It is 7 kilometers from the town of Tillo.[3]
The village is populated by Arabic-speaking Arabs. It has a population of 239 (2025).[4][5]
Name
In a government list of 1928, the village is listed as Fersaf or فرساف.[8] However, in a government list of 1968, the village is listed as Dereyamaç (literally "creek slope"; Turkish: dere + yamaç).[9] In 2014, the name was changed back to Fersaf.[10]
The village name also appears as Firsaf, Firsâf, or Fírsêf in some records.[11][12][13]
Dialect
The village dialect of Arabic differs from Modern Standard Arabic and from other local dialects of Arabic. One of the main differences is the prevalence of imāla, the fronting and raising of vowel sounds, probably influenced by local Kurdish dialects.[14]
Distinctive Arabic vocabulary of the village includes (in Turkish transliteration)
- tarîḳ (way, path, road)
- fiyu (within)
- ûl (say, tell)
- arf (place)
- sıcra (tree)
- pışşûné (cat)
- tavîlé (barn)
- şaḳavḳıré (frog)
- şaḳḳôḳ (pear)
- ‘ıcíbtu (I liked)
- meymé (grandmother)
- híş (hush)
- bôvş (much, many) [15]