ouguiya

English

Alternative forms

• ougiya

Etymology

Borrowed from French ouguiya, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic أُوقِيَّة (ʔūqiyya), via (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Classical Syriac and (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek from Latin uncia (“ounce”). Doublet of ounce

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uːˈɡiːjə/

Noun

ouguiya (plural ouguiyas)

1. The currency of Mauritania, divided into five khoums.

Translations

currency

• Arabic: أُوقِيَّة (ʔūqiyya)
• French: ouguiya (fr) m
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• Russian: у́гия f (úgija)

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French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic أُوقِيَّة (ʔūqiyya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u.ɡi.ja/

Noun

ouguiya m (plural ouguiyas)

1. ouguiya (currency of Mauritania)