امریکا

See also: آمریکا, أمريكا, and امريکا

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَمْرِيكَا (ʔamrīkā).

Pronunciation

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäm.ɾiː.kʰɑ́ː]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔem.ɹiː.kʰɒ́ː], [ʔæm.ɹiː.kʰɒ́ː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäm.ɾi.kʰɔ́]

Readings
Dari reading^?	amrīkā
Iranian reading^?	emrikâ, amrikâ
Tajik reading^?	amriko

Proper noun


Dari	امریکا
Iranian Persian	آمریکا
Tajik	Амрико

امریکا • (amrīkā / emrikâ) (Tajik spelling Амрико) (Dari, less common, in Iran)

America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)
America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)

Usage notes

In Iran, آمریکا (âmrikâ) is more common than امریکا (emrikâ), which is more common than امریکا (amrikâ).
In Afghnaistan (Dari), امریکا (amrikâ) is more common than آمریکا (âmrikâ).

Synonyms

آمریکا (âmrikâ) (Iran, less common in Afghanistan)

Derived terms

امریکایی (amrikâyi)

Urdu

Picture dictionary

شمالی امریکہ

گرینلینڈ

الاسکا

ریاستہائے متحدہ

کیرابین

بحر
الکاہل

بحر
اوقیانوس

Alternative forms

اَمْرِیکَہ (amrīka)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَمْرِيكَا (ʔamrīkā), possibly influenced by Persian امریکا (amrikâ).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /əm.ɾiː.kɑː/

Proper noun

اَمْرِیکا • (amrīkā) m (Hindi spelling अमरीका)

America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America; official name: ریاستہائے متحدہ (riyāsat’hā-e-muttahida))

Derived terms

امریکی (amrīkī, “American”)