خاورمیانه

Persian

Etymology

Calque of English Middle East

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /xaː.wa.ɾi.mi.jaː.ˈna/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xɑː.wä.ɾɪ.mi.jɑː.nä]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xɑː.wä.ɾɪ.mi.jɑː.nä]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xɔː.wä.ɾi.mi.jɔː.nä]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xɒː.væ.ɹe.mi.jɒː.ne]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χɔ.vä.ɾi.mi.jɔ.nä]

Readings
Classical reading^?	xāwarimiyāna
Dari reading^?	xāwarimiyāna
Iranian reading^?	xâvaremiyâne
Tajik reading^?	xovarimiyona

Proper noun


Iranian Persian	خاورمیانه
Dari	خاورمیانه
Tajik	Ховари Миёна

خاوَرِمِیانِه • (xâvar-e-miyâne)

(geopolitics) Middle East (the geopolitical region at the intersection of Asia, Africa and Europe, comprising West Asia excluding the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey)

Derived terms

خاورمیانه‌ای (xâvar-e-miyâne-i)

Related terms

خاور (xâvar)
میانه (miyâne)