oasis

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English

Etymology

From Late Latin Oasis, from Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis), from Demotic wḥj, from Egyptian wḥꜣt (“oasis, cauldron”),

Compare Sahidic Coptic ⲟⲩⲁϩⲉ (ouahe) and Arabic وَاحَة (wāḥa).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /əʊˈeɪsɪs/, /əʊˈeɪsəs/
• (US) enPR: ō-ā'sĭs, ō-ā'səs, IPA^(key): /oʊˈeɪsɪs/, /oʊˈeɪsəs/
• Rhymes: -eɪsɪs, -eɪsəs

Noun

oasis (plural oases or (rare, sometimes proscribed) oasises)

1. A spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile region of vegetation, in a desert.

   Synonyms: island, refuge
2. (figuratively) A quiet, peaceful place or situation separated from surrounding noise or bustle.

3. (figuratively) A place or situation of fruitfulness or abundance separated from surrounding barrenness or scarcity.

Derived terms

Related terms

• oasal
• oasitic

Translations

Anagrams

• Osias, ossia

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.a.zis/

Noun

oasis m or f (plural oasis)

1. oasis

Further reading

• “oasis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• osais

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.ˈa.sis/

Noun

oasis m (plural oases)

1. oasis (spring of fresh water in a desert)
2. oasis (quiet, peaceful place)

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• oase (influenced by Dutch)

Etymology

From Late Latin Oasis, from Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis), from Demotic wḥj, from Egyptian wḥꜣt (“oasis, cauldron”),

Doublet of wahah.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈa.sɪs/
• Rhymes: -sɪs
• Hyphenation: o‧a‧sis

Noun

oasis

1. oasis

   Synonym: wahah

   1. a spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile region of vegetation, in a desert.
   2. (figuratively) a quiet, peaceful place or situation separated from surrounding noise or bustle.
   3. (figuratively) a place or situation of fruitfulness or abundance separated from surrounding barrenness or scarcity.

Further reading

• “oasis” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈoɑ̯siːs/

Noun

oasis

1. locative singular of oassi

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin Oasis (“name of various oases”), from Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis), from Demotic wḥj, from Egyptian wḥꜣt (“oasis, cauldron”),

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈasis/ [oˈa.sis]
• Rhymes: -asis
• Syllabification: o‧a‧sis

Noun

oasis m (plural oasis)

1. oasis

Further reading

• “oasis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish oasis, from Late Latin Oasis (“name of various oases”), from Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis), from Demotic wḥj, from Egyptian wḥꜣt (“oasis, cauldron”),

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Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔoˈasis/ [ʔoˈaː.sɪs]
• Rhymes: -asis
• Syllabification: o‧a‧sis

Noun

oasis (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜏᜐᜒᜐ᜔)

1. oasis

Further reading

• “oasis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 423

Anagrams

• Osias