ماوراءالنهر

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَا وَرَاءَ النَهْر (mā warāʔa n-nahr, literally “beyond the river”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mɑː.wa.ɾɑː.ʔun.nahɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mɑː.wä.ɾɑː.ʔʊn.näɦɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mɑː.wä.ɾɑː.ʔʊn.näɦɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mɑː.wä.ɾɑː.wʊn.nɑːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mɔː.wä.ɾɔː.wun.nɔːɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mɒː.væ.ɹɒː.ʔon.næɦɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mɔ.vä.ɾɔ.ʔun.näɦɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	māwarā'unnahr
Dari reading?	māwarā'unnahr
Iranian reading?	mâvarâ'onnahr
Tajik reading?	movaroʾunnahr

Proper noun

Dari	ماوَراءُالنَهر
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Мовароуннаҳр

ماوَراءُالنَهر • (mâvarâ'onnahr)

1. Transoxiana

   Synonym: فَرارود (farârud)