Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology 1

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Calque of French Océanie; compare Arabic أُوقِيَانُوسِيَا (ʔūqiyānūsiyā).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔuːqəjɑːnoːsiːjɑː]

Proper noun

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ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣܝܼܵܐ (ēwqyānōsīyāf

  1. Oceania (geographical region composed of Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, and Australasia)
See also
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Seven Continents in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܫܲܒ݂ܥܵܐ ܝܲܒܝܼܫܵܬܹ̈ܐ (šaḇˁā yabīšātē) (layout · text)
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ܓܲܪܒܹܐ ܐܵܡܹܝܪܝܼܟܵܐ (garbē āmērīkā) ܬܲܝܡܲܢ ܐܵܡܹܝܪܝܼܟܵܐ (tayman āmērīkā) ܐܲܢܛܵܪܛܝܼܩܵܐ (anṭārṭīqā) ܐܲܦܪܝܼܩܵܐ (aprīqā) ܐܹܘܪܘܿܦܹܐ (ēwrōpē) ܐܵܣܝܼܵܐ (āsīyā) ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣܝܼܵܐ (ēwqyānōsīyā)
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Etymology 2

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From ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣ (ēwqyānōs, ocean) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔuːqəjɑːnoːsɑːjɑː]

Adjective

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ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣܵܝܵܐ (ēwqyānōsāyā) (feminine ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣܵܝܬܵܐ (ēwqyānōsāytā), plural ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣܵܝܹ̈ܐ (ēwqyānōsāyē))

  1. oceanic