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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ماوراءالنهر (maveraünnehir, “Transoxiana”),[1] from Arabic مَا وَرَاءَ النَهْر (mā warāʔa n-nahr, literally “beyond the river”).[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maːve.ɾaːyn.neˈhiɾ/
- Hyphenation: Ma‧ve‧ra‧ün‧ne‧hir
Proper noun
Maveraünnehir
- Transoxiana
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