جنوبگان

Persian

Etymology

From (jonub, “south”) +‎ (-gân, “relational suffix”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒa.nuːb.ˈɡaːn/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒä.nuːb.ɡɑːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒä.nuːb.ɡɑːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒä.nub.ɡɔːn]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒo.nuːb.ɡɒːn], [d͡ʒo.nuː.be.ɡɒːn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒä.nub.ɡɔn]

Readings
Classical reading^?	janūbgān
Dari reading^?	janūbgān
Iranian reading^?	jonubgân, jonubegân
Tajik reading^?	janubgon

Proper noun

جنوبگان • (jonubgân)

Antarctica (the southernmost continent, south of the Southern Ocean, containing the South Pole)

Derived terms

جنوبگانی (jonubgâni, “Antarctic”)
اقیانوس جنوبگان (oqyânus-e jonubgân, “Southern Ocean”)
شفق جنوبگان (šafaq-e jonubgân, “aurora australis”)

Related terms

شمالگان (šomâlgân, “Arctic”)