اورشلیم
See also: أورشليم
Persian
Picture dictionary
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic أُورُشَلِيم (ʔūrušalīm), or Middle Persian ʾwlyšlym (Urišlīm), from Aramaic אורשלם / ܐܘܪܫܠܡ (ʾŪrišlēm).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔuː.ɾu.ˈʃa.liːm/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔuː.ɾʊ.ʃǽ.liːm]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔoɹ.ʃæ.líːm]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔuɾ.ʃä.lím]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | ūrušalīm |
| Dari reading? | ūrušalīm |
| Iranian reading? | oršalim |
| Tajik reading? | uršalim |
Proper noun
| Dari | اورشلیم |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | Уршалим |
اورشلیم • (oršalim)
- Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)
- Synonym: بیتالمقدس (beyt-ol-moqaddas)
Usage notes
- بیتالمقدس (beyt-ol-moqaddas) tends to be more often used.
Derived terms
- اورشلیمی (oršalimi)
References
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “Urišlīm”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 84