ماوراءالنهر
Persian
Etymology
From Arabic مَا وَرَاءَ النَهْر (mā warāʔa n-nahr, literally “beyond the river”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [mɑː.wa.ɾɑː.ʔun.nahɾ]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mɑː.wä.ɾɑː.ʔʊn.näɦɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [mɑː.wä.ɾɑː.wʊn.nɑːɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [mɔː.wä.ɾɔː.wun.nɔːɾ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [mɒː.væ.ɹɒː.ʔon.næɦɹ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mɔ.vä.ɾɔ.ʔun.näɦɾ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | māwarā'unnahr |
| Dari reading? | māwarā'unnahr |
| Iranian reading? | mâvarâ'onnahr |
| Tajik reading? | movaroʾunnahr |
Proper noun
| Dari | ماوَراءُالنَهر |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | Мовароуннаҳр |
ماوَراءُالنَهر • (mâvarâ'onnahr)
- Transoxiana
- Synonym: فَرارود (farârud)
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