Искандария

Tajik

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Persian اِسْکَنْدَرِیَه (iskandariya), from Arabic الْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّة (al-ʔiskandariyya).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iskandariˈja/, [ʔis.kʰän̪.d̪ä.ɾi.jǽ]

Proper noun

Искандария • (Iskandariya) (Persian spelling اسکندریه)

  1. Alexandria (a city, port, and former capital of Egypt famed for its ancient library and lighthouse)
  2. Alexandria (a governorate of Egypt around the city)

Uzbek

Proper noun

Искандария (Iskandariya)

  1. Cyrillic spelling of Iskandariya