آسیا

See also: آسيا‎

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓σῐ́ᾱ (Asíā, “Asia”).

Proper noun

آسیا • (asiya)

1. Asia, a continent located east of Europe

Derived terms

• آسیالو‎ (Asyalı, “Asiatic”)

Descendants

• Turkish: Asya

Further reading

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• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “Asya”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 327
• Kélékian, Diran (1911), “آسیا”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 18
• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “آسیا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 116

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Persian آسیا‎ (âsiyâ).

Noun

آسیا • (asya)

1. mill, a grinding apparatus for substances such as grains or seeds

   Synonyms: دگرمن‎ (değirmen), رحی‎ (raha)

2. mill, a building housing such a grinding apparatus

Derived terms

• آسیاب‎ (asyab, “watermill”)
• آسیابان‎ (asyaban, “miller”)
• آسیازنه‎ (asyazene, “pick for sharpening millstones”)

 

Descendants

• Turkish: asya

Further reading

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• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “asya”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 326
• Kélékian, Diran (1911), “آسیا”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 18
• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687), “Mola”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum, Vienna, column 1067
• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680), “آسیا”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum, Vienna, column 226
• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “آسیا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 116

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Persian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɒːsɪˈjɒː/

Proper noun

Dari	آسیا
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Осиё (Osiyo)

آسیا • (âsiyâ)

1. Asia

   Meronyms: آسیای جنوبی‎ (âsiyâ-ye jonubi), آسیای شرقی‎ (âsiyâ-ye šarqi), آسیای غربی‎ (âsiyâ-ye ğarbi)

Derived terms

• آسیایی‎ (âsiyâyi)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɒːsɪˈjɒː/

Noun

آسیا • (âsiyâ)

1. Alternative form of آسیاب‎ (âsiyâb)