oasis

== English == === Etymology === From Late Latin Oasis, from Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis), from Demotic Egyptian 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) A spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile region of vegetation, in a desert. Synonyms: island, refuge (figuratively) A quiet, peaceful place or situation separated from surrounding noise or bustle. (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 (invariable) oasis === Further reading === “oasis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === osais == Galician == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔˈasis/ [ɔˈa.s̺is̺] Rhymes: -asis Hyphenation: o‧a‧sis === Noun === oasis m (plural oases) oasis (spring of fresh water in a desert) oasis (quiet, peaceful place) == Indonesian == === Alternative forms === oase (influenced by Dutch) === Etymology === From Late Latin Oasis, from Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis), from Demotic Egyptian wḥj, from Egyptian wḥꜣt (“oasis, cauldron”), Doublet of wahah. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oˈa.sɪs/ Rhymes: -sɪs Hyphenation: o‧a‧sis === Noun === oasis oasis Synonym: wahah a spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile region of vegetation, in a desert (figuratively) a quiet, peaceful place or situation separated from surrounding noise or bustle (figuratively) a place or situation of fruitfulness or abundance separated from surrounding barrenness or scarcity === Further reading === “oasis”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Malay == === Etymology === Borrowed from English oasis, from Late Latin Oasis, from Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis), from Demotic Egyptian wḥj, from Egyptian wḥꜣt (“oasis, cauldron”), . Doublet of wahah. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oˈasis/ [oˈa.sis] Hyphenation: oa‧sis === Noun === oasis (Jawi spelling اوواسيس, plural oasis-oasis or oasis2) oasis Synonym: wahah === References === === Further reading === "oasis" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Northern Sami == === Pronunciation === (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈoɑ̯siːs/ === Noun === oasis locative singular of oassi == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin Oasis (“name of various oases”), from Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis), from Demotic Egyptian wḥj, from Egyptian wḥꜣt (“oasis, cauldron”), . === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oˈasis/ [oˈa.sis] Rhymes: -asis Syllabification: o‧a‧sis === Noun === oasis m (plural oasis) oasis === Further reading === “oasis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish oasis, from Late Latin Oasis (“name of various oases”), from Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis), from Demotic Egyptian wḥj, from Egyptian wḥꜣt (“oasis, cauldron”), . === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔoˈasis/ [ʔoˈaː.sɪs] Rhymes: -asis Syllabification: o‧a‧sis === Noun === oasis (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜏᜐᜒᜐ᜔) oasis === Further reading === “oasis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 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