آفریقا

Persian

Alternative forms

افریقا (afrīqā / afriġâ, ifrīqā / efriġâ), افریقه (ifrīqa / efriġe), افریقیه (ifrīqiyya / efriġiye)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔaːf.riː.ˈqaː/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːf.ɾiː.qɑ́ː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːf.ɾiː.qɑ́ː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔːf.ɾi.qɔ́ː]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒːf.ɹiː.ʁɒ́ː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔf.ɾi.qɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading^?	āfrīqā
Dari reading^?	āfrīqā
Iranian reading^?	âfriġâ
Tajik reading^?	ofriqo

Proper noun

آفریقا • (āfrīqā / âfriġâ) (Tajik spelling Офриқо)

Africa (the continent south of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans)
(historical) Africa (a former province of the Roman Empire, containing what is now Tunisia and portions of coastal Algeria and Libya)

Derived terms

آفریقایی (âfriqâyi)
شاخ آفریقا (šâx-e âfriqâ)