جنوبگان

Persian

Etymology

From جنوب (jonub, “south”) +‎ ـگان (-gân, “relational suffix”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒa.nuːβ.ɡɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒä.nuːb.ɡɑːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒä.nuːb.ɡɑːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒä.nuːb.ɡɑːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒä.nub.ɡɔːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒo.nuːb.ɡɒːn], [d͡ʒo.nuː.be.ɡɒːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒä.nub.ɡɔn]

Readings
Classical reading?	janūḇgān
Dari reading?	janūbgān
Iranian reading?	jonubgân, jonubegân
Tajik reading?	janubgon

Proper noun

جنوبگان • (jonubgân)

1. Antarctica

Derived terms

• جنوبگانی (jonubgâni, “Antarctic”)
• اقیانوس جنوبگان (oqyânus-e jonubgân, “Southern Ocean”)
• شفق جنوبگان (šafaq-e jonubgân, “aurora australis”)

Related terms

• شمالگان (šomâlgân, “Arctic”)