إفرنج
Arabic
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian فرنگ (farang), from Old French franc. An appellation given originally, by the Arabs, to the French; and afterwards to all Europeans except those of the Turkish Empire
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔif.rand͡ʒ/, /ʔif.rind͡ʒ/
Noun
إِفْرَنْج or إِفْرِنْج • (ʔifranj or ʔifrinj) m (collective, singulative إِفْرَنْجِيّ m (ʔifranjiyy) or إِفْرِنْجِيّ m (ʔifrinjiyy))
Declension
| collective | basic collective triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | إِفْرَنْج; إِفْرِنْج ʔifranj; ʔifrinj |
الْإِفْرَنْج; الْإِفْرِنْج al-ʔifranj; al-ʔifrinj |
إِفْرَنْج; إِفْرِنْج ʔifranj; ʔifrinj |
| nominative | إِفْرَنْجٌ; إِفْرِنْجٌ ʔifranjun; ʔifrinjun |
الْإِفْرَنْجُ; الْإِفْرِنْجُ al-ʔifranju; al-ʔifrinju |
إِفْرَنْجُ; إِفْرِنْجُ ʔifranju; ʔifrinju |
| accusative | إِفْرَنْجًا; إِفْرِنْجًا ʔifranjan; ʔifrinjan |
الْإِفْرَنْجَ; الْإِفْرِنْجَ al-ʔifranja; al-ʔifrinja |
إِفْرَنْجَ; إِفْرِنْجَ ʔifranja; ʔifrinja |
| genitive | إِفْرَنْجٍ; إِفْرِنْجٍ ʔifranjin; ʔifrinjin |
الْإِفْرَنْجِ; الْإِفْرِنْجِ al-ʔifranji; al-ʔifrinji |
إِفْرَنْجِ; إِفْرِنْجِ ʔifranji; ʔifrinji |
| singulative | basic singulative triptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | إِفْرَنْجِي; إِفْرِنْجِي ʔifranjī; ʔifrinjī |
الْإِفْرَنْجِي; الْإِفْرِنْجِي al-ʔifranjī; al-ʔifrinjī |
إِفْرَنْجِي; إِفْرِنْجِي ʔifranjī; ʔifrinjī |
| nominative | إِفْرَنْجِيٌّ; إِفْرِنْجِيٌّ ʔifranjiyyun; ʔifrinjiyyun |
الْإِفْرَنْجِيُّ; الْإِفْرِنْجِيُّ al-ʔifranjiyyu; al-ʔifrinjiyyu |
إِفْرَنْجِيُّ; إِفْرِنْجِيُّ ʔifranjiyyu; ʔifrinjiyyu |
| accusative | إِفْرَنْجِيًّا; إِفْرِنْجِيًّا ʔifranjiyyan; ʔifrinjiyyan |
الْإِفْرَنْجِيَّ; الْإِفْرِنْجِيَّ al-ʔifranjiyya; al-ʔifrinjiyya |
إِفْرَنْجِيَّ; إِفْرِنْجِيَّ ʔifranjiyya; ʔifrinjiyya |
| genitive | إِفْرَنْجِيٍّ; إِفْرِنْجِيٍّ ʔifranjiyyin; ʔifrinjiyyin |
الْإِفْرَنْجِيِّ; الْإِفْرِنْجِيِّ al-ʔifranjiyyi; al-ʔifrinjiyyi |
إِفْرَنْجِيِّ; إِفْرِنْجِيِّ ʔifranjiyyi; ʔifrinjiyyi |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | إِفْرَنْجِيَّيْن; إِفْرِنْجِيَّيْن ʔifranjiyyayn; ʔifrinjiyyayn |
الْإِفْرَنْجِيَّيْن; الْإِفْرِنْجِيَّيْن al-ʔifranjiyyayn; al-ʔifrinjiyyayn |
إِفْرَنْجِيَّيْ; إِفْرِنْجِيَّيْ ʔifranjiyyay; ʔifrinjiyyay |
| nominative | إِفْرَنْجِيَّانِ; إِفْرِنْجِيَّانِ ʔifranjiyyāni; ʔifrinjiyyāni |
الْإِفْرَنْجِيَّانِ; الْإِفْرِنْجِيَّانِ al-ʔifranjiyyāni; al-ʔifrinjiyyāni |
إِفْرَنْجِيَّا; إِفْرِنْجِيَّا ʔifranjiyyā; ʔifrinjiyyā |
| accusative | إِفْرَنْجِيَّيْنِ; إِفْرِنْجِيَّيْنِ ʔifranjiyyayni; ʔifrinjiyyayni |
الْإِفْرَنْجِيَّيْنِ; الْإِفْرِنْجِيَّيْنِ al-ʔifranjiyyayni; al-ʔifrinjiyyayni |
إِفْرَنْجِيَّيْ; إِفْرِنْجِيَّيْ ʔifranjiyyay; ʔifrinjiyyay |
| genitive | إِفْرَنْجِيَّيْنِ; إِفْرِنْجِيَّيْنِ ʔifranjiyyayni; ʔifrinjiyyayni |
الْإِفْرَنْجِيَّيْنِ; الْإِفْرِنْجِيَّيْنِ al-ʔifranjiyyayni; al-ʔifrinjiyyayni |
إِفْرَنْجِيَّيْ; إِفْرِنْجِيَّيْ ʔifranjiyyay; ʔifrinjiyyay |
| paucal (3-10) | sound masculine paucal | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | إِفْرَنْجِيِّين; إِفْرِنْجِيِّين ʔifranjiyyīn; ʔifrinjiyyīn |
الْإِفْرَنْجِيِّين; الْإِفْرِنْجِيِّين al-ʔifranjiyyīn; al-ʔifrinjiyyīn |
إِفْرَنْجِيِّي; إِفْرِنْجِيِّي ʔifranjiyyī; ʔifrinjiyyī |
| nominative | إِفْرَنْجِيُّونَ; إِفْرِنْجِيُّونَ ʔifranjiyyūna; ʔifrinjiyyūna |
الْإِفْرَنْجِيُّونَ; الْإِفْرِنْجِيُّونَ al-ʔifranjiyyūna; al-ʔifrinjiyyūna |
إِفْرَنْجِيُّو; إِفْرِنْجِيُّو ʔifranjiyyū; ʔifrinjiyyū |
| accusative | إِفْرَنْجِيِّينَ; إِفْرِنْجِيِّينَ ʔifranjiyyīna; ʔifrinjiyyīna |
الْإِفْرَنْجِيِّينَ; الْإِفْرِنْجِيِّينَ al-ʔifranjiyyīna; al-ʔifrinjiyyīna |
إِفْرَنْجِيِّي; إِفْرِنْجِيِّي ʔifranjiyyī; ʔifrinjiyyī |
| genitive | إِفْرَنْجِيِّينَ; إِفْرِنْجِيِّينَ ʔifranjiyyīna; ʔifrinjiyyīna |
الْإِفْرَنْجِيِّينَ; الْإِفْرِنْجِيِّينَ al-ʔifranjiyyīna; al-ʔifrinjiyyīna |
إِفْرَنْجِيِّي; إِفْرِنْجِيِّي ʔifranjiyyī; ʔifrinjiyyī |
Related terms
- فِرَنْجِيَّة (firanjiyya)
See also
- أُورُوبِّيّ (ʔūrubbiyy, “European”)
- فَرَنْسِيّ (faransiyy, “Frenchman”)