بولندا

Arabic

Etymology

From English Poland.

The synonym is from French Pologne. Preference for one or the other depends on the main contact language of a given region or speaker. However, the English form is sometimes considered more desirable because it rules out confusion with Bologna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bu.lan.daː/, /boː.lan.daː/, /poː.lan.daː/

Proper noun

بُولَنْدَا • (bulandā, bōlandā, pōlandāf

  1. Poland (a country in Central Europe)
    Synonym: بُولُونِيَا (bōlōniyā, pōlōniyā)

Declension

Declension of noun بُولَنْدَا (būlandā)
singular singular invariable
indefinite definite construct
informal بُولَنْدَا
būlandā
nominative بُولَنْدَا
būlandā
accusative بُولَنْدَا
būlandā
genitive بُولَنْدَا
būlandā

Derived terms

  • بُولَنْدِيّ (bulandiyy, bōlandiyy, pōlandiyy)

References

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

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic بُولَنْدَا (būlandā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /boː.lan.da/, /poː.lan.da/

Proper noun

بولندا • (bōlanda or pōlandaf

  1. Poland (a country in Central Europe)
  • بولَنْدي (bōlandi, pōlandi)
  • بولَنْدِيَّة (bōlandiyya, pōlandiyya)

South Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic بُولَنْدَا (būlandā).

Proper noun

بولندا • (bōlandaf

  1. Poland (a country in Central Europe)
  • بولندي (bōlandi, Polish)