أميركي
Arabic
Alternative forms
- أَمْرِيكِيّ (ʔamrīkiyy)
Etymology
Relative adjective (nisba) composed of أَمِيرِكَا (ʾamērikā, “America”) + ـِيّ (-iyy).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔa.meː.ri.kijj/
Adjective
أَمِيرِكِيّ • (ʾamērikiyy) (feminine أَمِيرِكِيَّة (ʾamērikiyya), masculine plural أَمِيرِكِيُّونَ (ʾamērikiyyūna), feminine plural أَمِيرِكِيَّات (ʾamērikiyyāt))
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | أَمِيرِكِي ʔamīrikī |
الْأَمِيرِكِي al-ʔamīrikī |
أَمِيرِكِيَّة ʔamīrikiyya |
الْأَمِيرِكِيَّة al-ʔamīrikiyya |
| nominative | أَمِيرِكِيٌّ ʔamīrikiyyun |
الْأَمِيرِكِيُّ al-ʔamīrikiyyu |
أَمِيرِكِيَّةٌ ʔamīrikiyyatun |
الْأَمِيرِكِيَّةُ al-ʔamīrikiyyatu |
| accusative | أَمِيرِكِيًّا ʔamīrikiyyan |
الْأَمِيرِكِيَّ al-ʔamīrikiyya |
أَمِيرِكِيَّةً ʔamīrikiyyatan |
الْأَمِيرِكِيَّةَ al-ʔamīrikiyyata |
| genitive | أَمِيرِكِيٍّ ʔamīrikiyyin |
الْأَمِيرِكِيِّ al-ʔamīrikiyyi |
أَمِيرِكِيَّةٍ ʔamīrikiyyatin |
الْأَمِيرِكِيَّةِ al-ʔamīrikiyyati |
| dual | masculine | feminine | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | أَمِيرِكِيَّيْن ʔamīrikiyyayn |
الْأَمِيرِكِيَّيْن al-ʔamīrikiyyayn |
أَمِيرِكِيَّتَيْن ʔamīrikiyyatayn |
الْأَمِيرِكِيَّتَيْن al-ʔamīrikiyyatayn |
| nominative | أَمِيرِكِيَّانِ ʔamīrikiyyāni |
الْأَمِيرِكِيَّانِ al-ʔamīrikiyyāni |
أَمِيرِكِيَّتَانِ ʔamīrikiyyatāni |
الْأَمِيرِكِيَّتَانِ al-ʔamīrikiyyatāni |
| accusative | أَمِيرِكِيَّيْنِ ʔamīrikiyyayni |
الْأَمِيرِكِيَّيْنِ al-ʔamīrikiyyayni |
أَمِيرِكِيَّتَيْنِ ʔamīrikiyyatayni |
الْأَمِيرِكِيَّتَيْنِ al-ʔamīrikiyyatayni |
| genitive | أَمِيرِكِيَّيْنِ ʔamīrikiyyayni |
الْأَمِيرِكِيَّيْنِ al-ʔamīrikiyyayni |
أَمِيرِكِيَّتَيْنِ ʔamīrikiyyatayni |
الْأَمِيرِكِيَّتَيْنِ al-ʔamīrikiyyatayni |
| plural | masculine | feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | أَمِيرِكِيِّين ʔamīrikiyyīn |
الْأَمِيرِكِيِّين al-ʔamīrikiyyīn |
أَمِيرِكِيَّات ʔamīrikiyyāt |
الْأَمِيرِكِيَّات al-ʔamīrikiyyāt |
| nominative | أَمِيرِكِيُّونَ ʔamīrikiyyūna |
الْأَمِيرِكِيُّونَ al-ʔamīrikiyyūna |
أَمِيرِكِيَّاتٌ ʔamīrikiyyātun |
الْأَمِيرِكِيَّاتُ al-ʔamīrikiyyātu |
| accusative | أَمِيرِكِيِّينَ ʔamīrikiyyīna |
الْأَمِيرِكِيِّينَ al-ʔamīrikiyyīna |
أَمِيرِكِيَّاتٍ ʔamīrikiyyātin |
الْأَمِيرِكِيَّاتِ al-ʔamīrikiyyāti |
| genitive | أَمِيرِكِيِّينَ ʔamīrikiyyīna |
الْأَمِيرِكِيِّينَ al-ʔamīrikiyyīna |
أَمِيرِكِيَّاتٍ ʔamīrikiyyātin |
الْأَمِيرِكِيَّاتِ al-ʔamīrikiyyāti |
Further reading
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “أميركا”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN