جبرالٹر

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from English Gibraltar, taken from Spanish Gibraltar, itself from Arabic جَبَل طَارِق (jabal ṭāriq), meaning "Mountain of Tariq".

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɪb.ɾɑːl.ʈəɾ/
  • Rhymes: -əɾ
  • Hyphenation: جِب‧رال‧ٹَر

Noun

جِبْرالْٹَر • (jibrālṭar) m (Hindi spelling जिब्राल्टर)

  1. Gibraltar (a peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia)
  2. Gibraltar, Strait of Gibraltar (a strait connecting the Mediterranean to the Atlantic between Gibraltar and Morocco; in full, Strait of Gibraltar)
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