ܐܦܪܝܩܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀφρική (Aphrikḗ), formed alongside Latin Āfrica.
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [ʔɑːpriːqeː], [ʔɑːfriːqeː]
Proper noun
ܐܵܦܪܝܼܩܹܐ • (āprīqē) f
- Africa (continent south of Europe, east of the Atlantic Ocean, west of the Indian Ocean and north of Antarctica)
- (historical) A province of the Roman Empire containing what is now modern Tunisia and portions of Libya.
Coordinate terms
| Seven Continents in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܫܲܒ݂ܥܵܐ ܝܲܒܝܼܫܵܬܹ̈ܐ (šaḇˁā yabīšātē) (layout · text) | |||||||
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ܓܲܪܒܹܐ ܐܵܡܹܝܪܝܼܟܵܐ (garbē āmērīkā) | ܬܲܝܡܲܢ ܐܵܡܹܝܪܝܼܟܵܐ (tayman āmērīkā) | ܐܲܢܛܵܪܛܝܼܩܵܐ (anṭārṭīqā) | ܐܲܦܪܝܼܩܵܐ (aprīqā) | ܐܹܘܪܘܿܦܹܐ (ēwrōpē) | ܐܵܣܝܼܵܐ (āsīyā) | ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣܝܼܵܐ (ēwqyānōsīyā) |
| English | North America | South America | Antarctica | Africa | Europe | Asia | Oceania |
Derived terms
- ܐܵܦܪܝܼܩܵܝܵܐ (āprīqāyā, “African”)
- ܬܲܝܡܲܢ ܐܵܦܪܝܼܩܹܐ (tayman āprīqē, “South Africa”)
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