الشرق الأوسط

See also: الشرق الاوسط

Arabic

Etymology

Calque of English Middle East

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aʃ.ʃarq al.ʔaw.satˤ/

Proper noun

الشَّرْق الْأَوْسَط • (aš-šarq al-ʔawsaṭ) m

  1. (geopolitics) Middle East (the geopolitical region at the intersection of Asia, Africa and Europe, comprising West Asia excluding the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey)

Declension

Declension of noun الشَّرْق الْأَوْسَط (aš-šarq al-ʔawsaṭ)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal — الشَّرْق الْأَوْسَط
aš-šarq al-ʔawsaṭ 		—
nominative — الشَّرْقُ الْأَوْسَطُ
aš-šarqu l-ʔawsaṭu 		—
accusative — الشَّرْقَ الْأَوْسَطَ
aš-šarqa l-ʔawsaṭa 		—
genitive — الشَّرْقِ الْأَوْسَطِ
aš-šarqi l-ʔawsaṭi 		—
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