Editing Atil (section)

==Name==
The historical [[Turkic people]]s living on or near the Volga region called both the river and the Khazar capital city on the river {{Transliteration|trk|Itil}} or ''Atil''.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Atil or Itil{{!}} Jewish Virtual Library |url=https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/atil-or-itil-jewish-virtual-library |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org}}</ref>

Modern [[Turkic languages]] have retained the historical name for the Volga. The Volga is known as '' İdel ''( Идел) in [[Tatar language|Tatar]], as '' Atăl '' (Атӑл) in [[Chuvash language|Chuvash]], as '' Iźelin '' in [[Bashkir language|Bashkir]], as '' Edıl '' in [[Kazakh language|Kazakh]], and as '' İdil '' in [[Turkish language|Turkish]]. The origin and meaning of the ancient Turkic form "{{Transliteration|trk|Etil}}/{{Transliteration|trk|Ertil}}" are uncertain.<ref>Akhmetyanov R. G. Brief Historical and etymological dictionary of the Tatar language. - Kazan: Tat. publishing house, 2001. p. 76. {{ISBN|5-298-01004-0}} (In tatar: Әхмәтьянов Р. Г. Татар теленең кыскача тарихи-этимологик сүзлеге. — Казан: Тат. кит. нәшр., 2001. б. 76. )</ref>