اسکندریه

See also: اسكندریه and اسکندریہ

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّة (al-ʔiskandariyya), from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔis.kan.da.rij.ˈja/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪs.kʰän̪.d̪ä.ɾi.jä]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪs.kʰän̪.d̪ä.ɾi.jä]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪs.kʰän̪.d̪ä.ɾi.jä]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔis.kʰän̪.d̪ä.ɾi.jä]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔes.kʰʲæn̪.d̪æ.ɹi.je]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔis.kʰän̪.d̪ä.ɾi.jä]

Readings
Classical reading?	iskandariyya
Dari reading?	iskandariya
Iranian reading?	eskandariye
Tajik reading?	iskandariya

Proper noun

اسکندریه • (iskandariyya / eskandariye) (Tajik spelling Искандария)

1. Alexandria (a city, port, and former capital of Egypt famed for its ancient library and lighthouse)
2. Alexandria (a governorate of Egypt around the city)