البرتغال
Arabic
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Portugal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /al.bur.tu.ɣaːl/
Proper noun
الْبُرْتُغَال • (al-burtuḡāl) f
Usage notes
- This is one of the country names which requires the definite article ال (al-).
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | — | الْبُرْتُغَال al-burtuḡāl |
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| nominative | — | الْبُرْتُغَالُ al-burtuḡālu |
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| accusative | — | الْبُرْتُغَالَ al-burtuḡāla |
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| genitive | — | الْبُرْتُغَالِ al-burtuḡāli |
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Related terms
- بُرْتُغَالِيّ (burtuḡāliyy)
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “برتغال”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Hijazi Arabic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /al.bur.tu.ˈɣaːl/, /al.pur.tu.ˈɣaːl/
Proper noun
البُرْتُغال • (al-burtuḡāl or al-purtuḡāl) f
Usage notes
- This is one of the country names which requires the definite article ال.
Related terms
- برتغالي (burtuḡāli, purtuḡāli, “Portuguese m.”)
- برتغالية (burtuḡāliyya, purtuḡāliyya, “Portuguese f.”)
South Levantine Arabic
Picture dictionary
البرتغال
بحر
الشمال
الشمال
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic الْبُرْتُغَال (al-burtuḡāl).
Proper noun
البرتغال • (il-burtuḡāl) f
See also
- برتغالي (burtuḡāli, “Portuguese”)