جغرافیا
See also: جغرافيا
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic جُغْرَافِيَا (juḡrāfiyā), from Ancient Greek γεωγραφία (geōgraphía, “a description of the earth”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [d͡ʒuɣ.ɾɑː.fi.jɑː]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [d͡ʒʊɣ.ɾɑː.fi.jɑː]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [d͡ʒʊɣ.ɾɑː.fi.jɑː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [d͡ʒuɣ.ɾɔː.fi.jɔː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [d͡ʒoɢ.ɹɒː.fi.jɒː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [d͡ʒuʁ.ɾɔ.fi.jä]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | juğrāfiyā |
| Dari reading? | juğrāfiyā |
| Iranian reading? | joğrâfiyâ |
| Tajik reading? | juġrofiya |
Noun
| Dari | جغرافیا |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | ҷуғрофия |
جغرافیا • (joğrâfiyâ)
- geography
- Synonym: گیتاشناسی (gitâ-šenâsi)
Derived terms
- جغرافیادان (joğrâfiyâdân)
- جغرافیایی (joğrâfiyâyi)
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “جغرافیا”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “جغرافیا”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
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