Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀφρική (Aphrikḗ), formed alongside Latin Āfrica.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔɑːpriːqeː], [ʔɑːfriːqeː]

Proper noun

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ܐܵܦܪܝܼܩܹܐ (āprīqēf

  1. Africa (continent south of Europe, east of the Atlantic Ocean, west of the Indian Ocean and north of Antarctica)
  2. (historical) A province of the Roman Empire containing what is now modern Tunisia and portions of Libya.

Coordinate terms

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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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