اقیانوس آرام

Persian

Etymology

Calque of English Pacific Ocean, from اقیانوس (oqyânus, “ocean”) +‎ آرام (ârâm, “calm”), literally “ocean of calm”.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔuq.jɑː.ˈnuː.si ʔɑː.ɾɑːm]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔʊq.jɑː.núː.sɪ ʔɑː.ɾɑːm]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔʊq.jɑː.núː.sɪ ʔɑː.ɾɑːm]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔʊq.jɑː.núː.sɪ ʔɑː.ɾɑːm]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔuq.jɔː.nú.si ʔɔː.ɾɔːm]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔoʁ.jɒː.núː.se ʔɒː.ɹɒːm]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔuq.jɔ.nú.si ʔɔ.ɾɔm]

Readings
Classical reading?	uqyānūs-i ārām
Dari reading?	uqyānūs-i ārām
Iranian reading?	oğyânus-e ârâm
Tajik reading?	uqyonus-i orom

Proper noun

اُقْیانوسِ آرام • (oqyânus-e ârâm)

1. the Pacific Ocean