مشرق وسطی

Urdu

Etymology

Calque of English Middle East, with مشرق (maśriq, east) + ِ (-i, izafat construction) + وسطی (vust̤ā, middle).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /məʃ.ɾɪq.eː ʋʊs.t̪ɑː/

  • Rhymes: -ɑː

Proper noun

مَشْرِقِ وُسْطیٰ • (maśriq-i vustā) m (Hindi spelling मश्रिक़-ए-वुस्ता)

  1. Middle East (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey)

See also

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