نمسا

Arabic

Proper noun

نَمْسَا or نِمْسَا • (namsā or nimsā) f

Only used in اَلنَّمْسَا (an-namsā, “Austria”)
Only used in اَلنِّمْسَا (an-nimsā, “Austria”)

Persian

Alternative forms

نَمسه (namse)

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *němьcь.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [nam.ˈsɑː]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [näm.sɑ́ː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [näm.sɑ́ː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [näm.sɔ́ː]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [næm.sɒ́ː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [näm.sɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading^?	namsā
Dari reading^?	namsā
Iranian reading^?	namsâ
Tajik reading^?	namso

Proper noun

نَمسا • (namsâ)

(dated) Austria (a country in Central Europe)
Synonym: اتریش (otriš)

Derived terms

نمساوی (namsâvi), نمسوی (namsavi)

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