ܐܘܩܝܢܘܣܝܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology 1
Calque of French Océanie; compare Arabic أُوقِيَانُوسِيَا (ʔūqiyānūsiyā).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔuːqəjɑːnoːsiːjɑː]
Proper noun
ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣܝܼܵܐ • (ēwqyānōsīyā) f
- Oceania (a continent or continental region composed of Australia, New Zealand and the islands of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia)
See also
| Seven Continents in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܫܒ݂ܲܥ ܝܲܒܝܼ̈ܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (šḇaˁ yabīšāṯā) (layout · text) | |||||||
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| English | North America | South America | Antarctica | Africa | Europe | Asia | Oceania |
Etymology 2
From ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣ (ēwqyānōs, “ocean”) + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔuːqəjɑːnoːsɑːjɑː]
Adjective
ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣܵܝܵܐ • (ēwqyānōsāyā) (feminine ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣܵܝܬܵܐ (ēwqyānōsāytā), plural ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣܵܝܹ̈ܐ (ēwqyānōsāyē))