Iraq

See also: İraq

English

Flag of Iraq: اللّٰه أكبر‎

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْعِرَاق‎ (al-ʿirāq, “Iraq”), of uncertain derivation. Possibly from Sumerian “Uruk” or “Warka” (Biblical “Erech”) region in the south of ancient Iraq. Medieval Arabic uses ‘Iraq’ as a geographical term for the area in the south and center of the modern Iraq. Some Arabic sources say that Iraq comes from عَرِيق‎ (ʿarīq, “deep-rooted”), from عِرْق‎ (ʿirq, “root”), while others say it is from Middle Persian's erāq (“lowlands”), due to historic rule from Iraq's plateau-situated neighbor, Persia.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɪˈɹɑːk/, /ɪˈɹak/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ɪˈɹak/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ɪˈɹæk/, /ɪˈɹɑk/, /aɪˈɹæk/
  • Audio (US)(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɑːk
    • Rhymes: -æk

Proper noun

Iraq (plural Iraqs)

  1. Country in Mesopotamia that borders on Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria and Turkey. Official name: Republic of Iraq.

Derived terms

Translations

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See also

  • Baghdad
  • Appendix:Countries of the world

Anagrams

Asturian

Proper noun

Iraq m

  1. Iraq (country)

Catalan

Proper noun

Iraq m

  1. Iraq

Derived terms

Italian

Proper noun

Iraq m

  1. Iraq

Derived terms

Spanish

Proper noun

Iraq m

  1. Alternative spelling of Irak
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