Lưỡng Hà

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 兩河, composed of 兩 (“two, double”) and 河 (“river”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lɨəŋ˦ˀ˥ haː˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lɨəŋ˧˨ haː˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [lɨəŋ˨˩˦ haː˨˩]

Proper noun

Lưỡng Hà

  1. (historical) Mesopotamia (a geographic region in southwest Asia, spanning from the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, located in modern Iraq, eastern Syria, and southeast Turkey; the site of one of the most ancient civilizations in the history of man)
  2. (historical) Mesopotamia (a former province of the Roman Empire, existing from 116 to 117 AD and again from 198 to 637 AD)

Adjective

Lưỡng Hà

  1. (historical) Mesopotamian

See also

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