اسکندریه

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic الْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّة (al-ʔiskandariyya), from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɪs.kʰän̪.d̪ä.ɾi.jä]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔɪs.kʰän̪.d̪ä.ɾi.jä]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔis.kʰän̪.d̪ä.ɾi.jä]

Readings
Classical reading? iskandariya
Dari reading? iskandariya
Iranian reading? eskandariye
Tajik reading? iskandariya

Proper noun

Dari اسکندریه
Iranian Persian
Tajik Искандария

اسکندریه • (eskandariye)

  1. Alexandria (a city in Egypt)
  2. Alexandria (a governorate of Egypt)
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