ماوراءالنهر

Persian

Alternative forms

  • ماوراالنهر (mâvarannahr), ماورای نهر (mâvarâ-ye nahr)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَا وَرَاءَ النَهْر (mā warāʔa n-nahr, literally “beyond the river”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mɑː.wä.ɾɑː.ʔʊn.näɦɾ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [mɑː.wä.ɾɑː.wʊn.nɑːɾ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [mɔː.wä.ɾɔː.wun.nɔːɾ]

Readings
Classical reading? māwarā'unnahr
Dari reading? māwarā'unnahr
Iranian reading? mâvarâ'onnahr
Tajik reading? movaro'unnahr

Proper noun

Dari ماوَراءُالنَهر
Iranian Persian
Tajik Мовароуннаҳр

ماوَراءُالنَهر • (mâvarâ'onnahr)

  1. Transoxiana
    Synonym: فَرارود (farârud)
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