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Ottoman Turkish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓σῐ́ᾱ (Asíā, “Asia”).
Proper noun
آسیا • (asiya)
- Asia, a continent located east of Europe
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
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- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “Asya”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 327
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “آسیا”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 18
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “آسیا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 116
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Persian آسیا (âsiyâ).
Noun
آسیا • (asya)
- mill, a grinding apparatus for substances such as grains or seeds
- Synonyms: دگرمن (değirmen), رحی (raha)
- mill, a building housing such a grinding apparatus
Derived terms
- آسیاب (asyab, “watermill”)
- آسیابان (asyaban, “miller”)
- آسیازنه (asyazene, “pick for sharpening millstones”)
Descendants
Further reading
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- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “asya”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 326
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “آسیا”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 18
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687) “Mola”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum, Vienna, column 1067
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “آسیا”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum, Vienna, column 226
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “آسیا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 116
Persian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Readings
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Classical reading?
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āsiyā
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Dari reading?
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āsiyā
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Iranian reading?
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âsiyâ
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Tajik reading?
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osiyo
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Proper noun
Dari
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آسیا
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Iranian Persian
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Tajik
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Осиё
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آسیا • (âsiyâ)
- Asia (a continent)
- Meronyms: آسیای جنوبی (âsiyâ-ye jonubi), آسیای شرقی (âsiyâ-ye šarqi), آسیای غربی (âsiyâ-ye ğarbi)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Readings
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Classical reading?
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āsiyā
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Dari reading?
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āsiyā
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Iranian reading?
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âsiyâ
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Tajik reading?
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osiyo
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Noun
آسیا • (âsiyâ)
- Alternative form of آسیاب (âsiyâb)