ܐܘܩܝܢܘܣ ܓܠܝܕܝܐ ܓܪܒܝܝܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Calque of Arabic الْمُحِيط الْمُتَجَمِّد الشَّمَالِيّ (al-muḥīṭ al-mutajammid aš-šamāliyy, literally “The northern frozen ocean”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔɪw.qəjɑːnosː‿ɡəliːðɑːjɑː‿ɡar.bəjɑːjɑː]
Proper noun
ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣ ܓܠܝܼܕ݂ܵܝܵܐ ܓܲܪܒܝܵܝܵܐ • (ēwqyānōs glīḏāyā garbyāyā) m
- Arctic Ocean (the smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole, bordered by the three continents of Asia, Europe and North America)
Coordinate terms
- oceans: ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣܹ̈ܐ (ēwqyānōsē): ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣ ܓܠܝܼܕ݂ܵܝܵܐ ܓܲܪܒܝܵܝܵܐ (ēwqyānōs glīḏāyā garbyāyā) · ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣ ܓܠܝܼܕ݂ܵܝܵܐ ܬܲܝܡܢܵܝܵܐ (ēwqyānōs glīḏāyā taymnāyā) · ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣ ܕܐܲܛܠܵܢܛܝܼܩܘܿܢ (ēwqyānōs d-aṭlānṭīqōn) · ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣ ܗܸܢܕܘܵܝܵܐ (ēwqyānōs hindwāyā) · ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣ ܫܸܠܝܵܐ (ēwqyānōs šilyā) [edit]