برطانیه

Persian

Etymology

    Borrowed from Arabic بِرِطَانِيَة (biriṭāniya).

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [bɪ.ɾɪ.t̪ʰɑː.ni.jä]
      • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [bɪ.ɾɪ.t̪ʰɑː.ni.jä]
      • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [bi.ɾi.t̪ʰɔː.ni.jä]

    Readings
    Classical reading? biritāniya
    Dari reading? biritāniya
    Iranian reading? beretâniye
    Tajik reading? biritoniya

    Proper noun

    Dari برطانیه, بریتانیا
    Iranian Persian
    Tajik Британия, Бритониё

    برطانیه • (beretâniye)

    1. (obsolete) alternative form of بریتانیا (beritâniyâ):
      1. (loosely) Britain (the United Kingdom, a kingdom and country in Northern Europe including the island of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland on the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland)
      2. Britain (great Britain, a large island (sometimes also including some of the surrounding smaller islands) off the north-west coast of Western Europe, made up of England, Scotland, and Wales; especially (but not exclusively) during antiquity)
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