جزیره

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See also: جزيرةand جزیرہ

Ottoman Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic جَزِيرَة(jazīra, island).

Noun[edit]

جزیره (cezire) (plural جزایر‎)

  1. island, an area of land totally surrounded by water
    Synonym: آطه(ada)

Descendants[edit]

  • > Turkish: cezire (inherited)

Further reading[edit]

Persian[edit]

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Dari جزیره
Iranian Persian
Tajik ҷазира

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic جَزِيرَة(jazīra). Displaced native گنگ(gang), خوست(xast), آبخوست(âb-xast).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Phonetic Persian:
Traditional: [جَزِیرَه]
Iranian: [جَزیرِه]
Readings
Classical reading? jazīra
Dari reading? jazīra
Iranian reading? jazire
Tajik reading? jazira

Noun[edit]

جَزیرِه (jazire) (plural جزایر(jazâyer) or جزیره‌ها(jazire-hâ))

  1. island
    Synonyms: گنگ(gang), خوست(xast), آبخوست(âb-xast)

Descendants[edit]