نمسا

Arabic

Proper noun

نَمْسَا or نِمْسَا • (namsā or nimsā) f

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

Persian

Alternative forms

• نَمسه (namse)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic النَّمْسَا (an-namsā), from Ottoman Turkish نمچه (Nemçe), itself borrowed from a Slavic language, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *němьcь.

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [näm.sɑ́ː]

• (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)

1. (dated) Austria (a country in Central Europe)

   Synonym: اتریش (otriš)

Derived terms

• نمساوی (namsâvi), نمسوی (namsavi)