أم القرى

Arabic

Etymology

أُمّ (ʔumm) +‎ قُرَى (qurā), literally “the mother of cities”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔumm al.qu.raː/

Proper noun

أُمّ الْقُرَى • (ʔumm al-qurā) f

  1. Mecca
    Synonyms: مَكَّة (makka), بَكَّة (bakka)

Declension

Declension of noun أُمّ الْقُرَى (ʔumm al-qurā)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal — أُمّ الْقُرَى
ʔumm al-qurā 		—
nominative — أُمُّ الْقُرَى
ʔummu l-qurā 		—
accusative — أُمَّ الْقُرَى
ʔumma l-qurā 		—
genitive — أُمِّ الْقُرَى
ʔummi l-qurā 		—
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