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 taymānāyām

  1. 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)

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