خاورمیانه

Persian

Etymology

Calque of English Middle East

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [xɑː.wa.ɾi.mi.jɑː.na]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xɑː.wä.ɾɪ.mi.jɑː.nä]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xɑː.wä.ɾɪ.mi.jɑː.nä]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xɑː.wä.ɾɪ.mi.jɑː.nä]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xɔː.wä.ɾi.mi.jɔː.nä]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xɒː.væ.ɹe.mi.jɒː.ne]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χɔ.vä.ɾi.mi.jɔ.nä]

Readings
Classical reading?	xāwarimiyāna
Dari reading?	xāwarimiyāna
Iranian reading?	xâvaremiyâne
Tajik reading?	xovarimiyona

Proper noun

Dari	خاورمیانه
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Ховари Миёна

خاوَرِمِیانِه • (xâvar-e-miyâne)

1. the Middle East

Derived terms

• خاورمیانه‌ای (xâvar-e-miyâne-i)

Related terms

• خاور (xâvar)
• میانه (miyâne)