Месопотамия
Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Church Slavonic месопотамиꙗ (mesopotamija), from Ancient Greek Μεσοποταμία (Mesopotamía).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɛsopoˈtamijɐ]
Proper noun
Месопота́мия • (Mesopotámija) f (relational adjective месопота́мски)
- (historical) Mesopotamia (a geographic region in southwest Asia, spanning from the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, located in modern Iraq, eastern Syria, and southeast Turkey; the site of one of the most ancient civilizations in the history of man)
- (historical) Mesopotamia (a former province of the Roman Empire, existing from 116 to 117 AD and again from 198 to 637 AD)
References
- Месопотамия in PONS - bǎlgarski-nemski prevod
- “месопотамиꙗ”, in Старобългарски речник [Dictionary of Old Bulgarian] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2025
Kazakh
| Arabic | مەسوپوتاميا |
|---|---|
| Cyrillic | Месопотамия |
| Latin | Mesopotamia |
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Месопотамия (Mesopotamija), from Latin Mesopotamia, from Ancient Greek Μεσοποταμία (Mesopotamía).
Proper noun
Месопотамия • (Mesopotamiä)
- (historical) Mesopotamia (a geographic region in southwest Asia, spanning from the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, located in modern Iraq, eastern Syria, and southeast Turkey; the site of one of the most ancient civilizations in the history of man)
- (historical) Mesopotamia (a former province of the Roman Empire, existing from 116 to 117 AD and again from 198 to 637 AD)