اقیانوسیه

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أُوقِيَانُوسِيَا (ʔūqiyānūsiyā), ultimately from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanós). By surface analysis, اقیانوس (uqyānūs / oġyânus) +‎ ـیه (-iyya / -iye).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔʊq.jɑː.nuː.si.jä]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔʊq.jɑː.nuː.si.jä]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔuq.jɔː.nu.si.jä]

Readings
Classical reading? uqyānūsiyya
Dari reading? uqyānūsiya
Iranian reading? oġyânusiye
Tajik reading? uqyonusiya

Proper noun

اقیانوسیه • (uqyānūsiyya / oġyânusiye) (Tajik spelling Уқёнусия)

  1. Oceania (a continent or continental region composed of Australia, New Zealand and the islands of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia)
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