ناحیه

See also: ناحية

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَاحِيَة (nāḥiya, “region, area; nahiyah”).

Noun

ناحیه • (nâhiye) (definite accusative ناحیه‌یی (nâhiyeyi), plural نواحی (nevâhi))

  1. country, region, territory, district, land, tract, a geographical area of considerable but indefinite extent
    Synonyms: ارض (arz), اولكا (ülke), ایل (il), تراب (türâb), طوپراق (toprak)
  2. (anatomy) region, an area of the human body defined by easily palpable or visible landmarks or structures
    Synonym: بولكه (bölğe)
  3. (historical) nahiyah, a local administrative division consisting of small towns or villages in some Muslim countries

Derived terms

  • ناحیه مدیری (nâhiye mudiri, “administrator of a nahiyah”)
  • ناحیهٔ ابطیه (nâhiye-i ibtiye, “axillary region”)
  • ناحیهٔ شرسوفیه (nâhiye-i şersûfiye, “anticardium”)
  • ناحیهٔ ظهریه (nâhiye-i zahriye, “dorsal region”)
  • ناحیهٔ عصعصیه (nâhiye-i ʼusʼusiye, “sacral region”)
  • ناحیهٔ قولون (nâhiye-i kolon, “epicolic region”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: nahiye

Further reading

Persian

Alternative forms

  • ناحیت (nâhiyat) (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَاحِيَة (nāḥiya).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? nāhiya
Dari reading? nāhiya
Iranian reading? nâhiye
Tajik reading? nohiya
  • Audio (Iran):(file)

Noun

ناحیه • (nâhiye) (plural ناحیه‌ها, or نواحی (navâhi))

  1. area, region, zone
  2. nahiyah

Descendants

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