Sham_Asbi

Sham Asbi

Sham Asbi

Village in Ardabil province, Iran

Sham Asbi (Persian: شام اسبي), also Romanized as Shām Asbī; also known as Shamaspi,[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Balghelu Rural District of the Central District of Ardabil County, Ardabil province, Iran.[4]

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At the 2006 census, its population was 2,148 in 511 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 2,609 people in 734 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 2,817 people in 820 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[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".[7] 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".[7] 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".[7] 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).[7] Assadoorian argues that there was "secondary dissimilation of the initial s- to š-".[7]

References

  1. [1]
    OpenStreetMap contributors (26 March 2023). "Sham Asbi, Ardabil County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 24. Archived from the original (Excel) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. [3]
    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".
  4. [4]
    Mousavi, Mirhossein (2 February 1366). "Creation and formation of 21 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Ardabil County under East Azerbaijan province". Islamic Council Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  5. [5]
    "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 24. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. [6]
    "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 24. Archived from the original (Excel) on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. [7]
    Assadoorian, Alice (2006). "Šām-aspī (A Toponym from Ardabīl)". Iran and the Caucasus. 10 (2): 261. doi:10.1163/157338406780345916.
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