الفلبين
Arabic
Etymology
Borrowed from French Philippines, from Spanish Filipinas.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /al.fi.lib.biːn/
Proper noun
الْفِلِبِّين • (al-filibbīn) f
- Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)
Usage notes
- This is one of the country names which requires the definite article ال (al-).
Declension
| singular | basic singular diptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | — | الْفِلِبِّين al-filibbīn |
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| nominative | — | الْفِلِبِّينُ al-filibbīnu |
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| accusative | — | الْفِلِبِّينَ al-filibbīna |
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| genitive | — | الْفِلِبِّينِ al-filibbīni |
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Related terms
- فِلِبِّينِيّ (filibbīniyy)
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “فلبين”, 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.fi.lib.biːn/, /al.fi.lip.piːn/
Proper noun
الفِلِبِّين • (al-filibbīn or al-filippīn) f
- Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)
Usage notes
- This is one of the country names which requires the definite article ال.
Related terms
- فِلِبِّيني (filibbīni, filippīni, “Filipino m.”)
- فِلِبِّينية (filibbīniyya, filippīniyya, “Filipina f.”)