الفلبين

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from French Philippines, from Spanish Filipinas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /al.fi.lib.biːn/

Proper noun

الْفِلِبِّين • (al-filibbīnf

  1. Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)

Usage notes

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

Declension

Declension of noun الْفِلِبِّين (al-filibbīn)
singular basic singular diptote
indefinite definite construct
informal الْفِلِبِّين
al-filibbīn
nominative الْفِلِبِّينُ
al-filibbīnu
accusative الْفِلِبِّينَ
al-filibbīna
genitive الْفِلِبِّينِ
al-filibbīni

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-filippīnf

  1. Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)

Usage notes

  • This is one of the country names which requires the definite article ال.