امریکا

See also: آمریکا, أمريكا, and امريکا

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَمْرِيكَا (ʔamrīkā).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔam.ɾiː.ˈkaː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäm.ɾiː.kʰɑ́ː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäm.ɾiː.kʰɑ́ː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäm.ɾiː.kʰɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäm.ɾi.kʰɔ́ː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæm.ɹiː.kʰɒ́ː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäm.ɾi.kʰɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading?	amrīkā
Dari reading?	amrīkā
Iranian reading?	amrikâ
Tajik reading?	amriko

Proper noun

Dari	امریکا
Iranian Persian	آمریکا
Tajik	Амрико

امریکا • (amrikâ) (Dari, less common, in Iran)

1. America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)
2. America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)

Usage notes

• آمریکا (âmrikâ) is more common than امریکا (amrikâ) in Iran.
• امریکا (amrikâ) is more common than آمریکا (âmrikâ) in Afghanistan (Dari Persian).

Synonyms

• آمریکا (âmrikâ) (Iran, less common in Afghanistan)

Derived terms

• امریکایی (amrikâyi)

Urdu

Picture dictionary

امریکا

شمالی امریکہ

گرینلینڈ

الاسکا

کنیڈا

کیوبیک

ریاستہائے متحدہ

میکسیکو

کیرابین

کوبا

بحر
الکاہل

بحر
اوقیانوس

Alternative forms

• اَمْرِیکَہ (amrīka)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَمْرِيكَا (ʔamrīkā), possibly influenced by Persian امریکا (amrikâ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /əm.ɾiː.kɑː/

Proper noun

اَمْرِیکا • (amrīkā) m (Hindi spelling अमरीका)

1. America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
2. America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America; official name: ریاستہائے متحدہ (riyāsat’hā-e-muttahida))

Derived terms

• امریکی (amrīkī, “American”)