Искәндәриә

Bashkir

Etymology

From Arabic اَلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّة (al-ʾiskandariyya), from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia).

Cognate with Turkish İskenderiye.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [is.kæn.dæ.ri.ˈjæ]
  • Hyphenation: Ис‧кән‧дә‧ри‧ә

Proper noun

Искәндәриә (Iskändäriä)

  1. Alexandria, Egypt's second largest city
    Ул ваҡытта Искәндәриә үҙенең 700 меңдән ашыу ҡулъяҙма йыйылған китапханаһы менән дан тота.
    Ul vaqïtta Iskändäriä üðeneñ 700 meñdän ašïw qulʺyaðma yïyïlğan kitapxanahï menän dan tota.
    At that time, Alexandria was renowned for its library in which over 700,000 manuscripts were collected.

Declension

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