السعودية

Arabic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /as.su.ʕuː.dij.ja/, /as.sa.ʕuː.dij.ja/

Proper noun

السُّعُودِيَّة or السَّعُودِيَّة • (as-suʕūdiyya or as-saʕūdiyya) f

  1. Saudi Arabia (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East), ellipsis of اَلْمَمْلَكَةُ الْعَرَبِيَّةُ السُّعُودِيَّةُ (al-mamlakatu l-ʕarabiyyatu s-suʕūdiyyatu)

Usage notes

  • It is one of the Arabic country names which requires the definite article ال (al-).

Declension

Declension of noun السُّعُودِيَّة (as-suʕūdiyya)‎; السَّعُودِيَّة (as-saʕūdiyya)
singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite construct
informal — السُّعُودِيَّة‎; السَّعُودِيَّة
as-suʕūdiyya‎; as-saʕūdiyya 		—
nominative — السُّعُودِيَّةُ‎; السَّعُودِيَّةُ
as-suʕūdiyyatu‎; as-saʕūdiyyatu 		—
accusative — السُّعُودِيَّةَ‎; السَّعُودِيَّةَ
as-suʕūdiyyata‎; as-saʕūdiyyata 		—
genitive — السُّعُودِيَّةِ‎; السَّعُودِيَّةِ
as-suʕūdiyyati‎; as-saʕūdiyyati 		—

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “سعد”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

Ellipsis of المملكة العربية السعودية.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /as.su.ʕuː.dij.ja/

Proper noun

السعودية • (as-suʕūdiyya) f

  1. Saudi Arabia (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic السُّعُودِيَّة (as-suʕūdiyya).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ssʕuː.dij.je/, [(ɪ)s.sʕuˈdij.je]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Proper noun

السعودية • (is-sʕūdiyye) f

  1. Saudi Arabia (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East)
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