جزیره

See also: جزيرة and جزیرہ

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَزِيرَة (jazīra, island).

Noun

جزیره • (cezire) (plural جزایر)

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

Descendants

  • > Turkish: cezire (inherited)

Further reading

Persian

Dari جزیره
Iranian Persian
Tajik ҷазира

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [d͡ʒä.ziː.ɾǽ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [d͡ʒä.ziː.ɾǽ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [d͡ʒä.zi.ɾǽ]

Readings
Classical reading? jazīra
Dari reading? jazīra
Iranian reading? jazire
Tajik reading? jazira

Noun

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

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

Descendants

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