المكسيك

Arabic

Etymology

From French Mexique. It's one of the Arabic country names which require the definite article اَل (al-).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /al.mak.siːk/

Proper noun

الْمَكْسِيك • (al-maksīk) f

  1. Mexico (a country in North America)

Usage notes

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

Declension

Declension of noun الْمَكْسِيك (al-maksīk)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal — الْمَكْسِيك
al-maksīk 		—
nominative — الْمَكْسِيكُ
al-maksīku 		—
accusative — الْمَكْسِيكَ
al-maksīka 		—
genitive — الْمَكْسِيكِ
al-maksīki 		—

References

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

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic الْمَكْسِيك (al-maksīk), from French Mexique.

Proper noun

المكسيك • (il-maksīk) f

  1. Mexico (a country in North America)
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