اسکندریه

See also: اسكندریه and اسکندریہ

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّة (al-ʔiskandariyya), from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔis.kan.da.ɾij.ˈja/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪs.kʰän̪.d̪ä.ɾi.jä]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪs.kʰän̪.d̪ä.ɾi.jä]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔis.kʰän̪.d̪ä.ɾi.jä]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔes.kʰʲæn̪.d̪æ.ɹi.je]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔis.kʰän̪.d̪ä.ɾi.jä]

Readings
Classical reading^?	iskandariyya
Dari reading^?	iskandariya
Iranian reading^?	eskandariye
Tajik reading^?	iskandariya

Proper noun

اسکندریه • (iskandariyya / eskandariye) (Tajik spelling Искандария)

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