العراق
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ع ر ق (ʿ-r-q). It's one of the Arabic country names, which requires the definite article ال (al-).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /al.ʕi.raːq/
Proper noun
الْعِرَاق • (al-ʿirāq) m, f
- Iraq
- Origin
Usage notes
- Unlike the majority of country names الْعِرَاق (al-ʿirāq) is usually a masculine, rarely feminine.
Declension
Declension of noun الْعِرَاق (al-ʿirāq)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | الْعِرَاق al-ʿirāq |
— |
| Nominative | — | الْعِرَاقُ al-ʿirāqu |
— |
| Accusative | — | الْعِرَاقَ al-ʿirāqa |
— |
| Genitive | — | الْعِرَاقِ al-ʿirāqi |
— |
Related terms
- عِرَاقِيّ (ʿirāqiyy)
- عِرَاقِيَّة (ʿirāqiyya)
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “عرق”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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