Rusyiya

Malay

Etymology

Palatization of Arabic رُوسِيَا (rūsiyā). Displaced later by Rusia.

Proper noun

Rusyiya (Jawi spelling رشيا)

  1. obsolete form of Rusia; Russia
    • 1877 August 30, “Kemenangan Rusia Di Ardahan”, in Peredaran al-Syams wal-Qamar‎[1], page 2:
      مک اداله ترسبوة دالم الجواءيب يڠ لالو دڠن رڠکسڽ مڠناکن رشيا سده مڠمبل اردهان...
      Maka adalah tersebut dalam Al Jawaib yang lalu dengan ringkasnya mengenakan Rusyiya sudah mengambil Ardahan...
      The previous [issue of] Al Jawaib briefly reported on Russia taking over Ardahan...
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