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امریکا

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Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic أَمْرِيكَا (ʔamrīkā).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? amrīkā
Dari reading? amrīkā
Iranian reading? amrikâ
Tajik reading? amriko

Proper noun

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Dari امریکا
Iranian Persian آمریکا
Tajik Амрико

امریکا (amrikâ)

  1. (Dari) America
  2. (Iran) Alternative form of آمریکا, America

Usage notes

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  • آمریکا (âmrikâ) is more common than امریکا (amrikâ) in Iran.
  • امریکا (amrikâ) is more common than آمریکا (âmrikâ) in Afghanistan (Dari Persian).

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Urdu

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic أَمْرِيكَا (ʔamrīkā), possibly influenced by Persian امریکا (amrikâ).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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اَمْرِیکا (amrīkām (Hindi spelling अमरीका)

  1. the Americas
  2. America (the United States of America, a country in North America)
    Synonym: ریاست ہائے متحدہ (riyāsat-hā-e-muttahida)