قبرس

See also: فترش

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

• قبریس
• Գըպրըս (Kıbrıs) — Armeno-Turkish

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros).

Proper noun

قبرس • (Kıbrıs)

1. Cyprus (an island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Europe but geographically part of West Asia)

Descendants

• Turkish: Kıbrıs

Persian

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /qib.ˈris/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qɪb.ɾɪ́s]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qɪb.ɾɪ́s]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [qɪb.ɾɪ́s]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [qib.ɾís]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qeb.ɹés]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [qib.ɾís]

Readings
Classical reading?	qibris
Dari reading?	qibris
Iranian reading?	ġebres
Tajik reading?	qibris

Proper noun

Dari	قبرس
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Қибрис, Кипр

قِبرِس • (qibris / ġebres) (Tajik spelling Қибрис)

1. Cyprus (an island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Europe but geographically part of West Asia)