ܐܘܩܝܢܘܣ ܓܠܝܕܝܐ ܬܝܡܢܝܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Calque of Arabic اَلْمُحِيط اَلْمُتَجَمِّد اَلْجَنُوبِيّ (al-muḥīṭ al-mutajammid al-janūbiyy, literally “The southern frozen ocean”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔɪw.qəjɑːnosː‿ɡəliːðɑːjɑː‿taj.mənɑːjɑː]
Proper noun
ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣ ܓܠܝܼܕ݂ܵܝܵܐ ܬܲܝܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ • (ēwqyānōs glīḏāyā taymānāyā) m
- Southern Ocean (the portion of the World Ocean surrounding Antarctica, variously taken as the waters south of the Antarctic Circle, the waters south of 60° S, or the waters bounded by the Antarctic Convergence)
- Synonym: ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣ ܬܲܝܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ (ēwqyānōs taymānāyā rabbā)
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]