جبل طارق

Arabic

Etymology

Literally, “mountain of Tariq”, named after Tariq ibn Ziyad, who led the Umayyad conquest of Hispania.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒa.bal tˤaː.riq/
    • (Hijazi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒa.bal tˤaː.riɡ/

Proper noun

جَبَل طَارِق • (jabal ṭāriq) m

  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)

Declension

Declension of noun جَبَل طَارِق (jabal ṭāriq)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal — جَبَل طَارِق
jabal ṭāriq 		—
nominative — جَبَلُ طَارِقٍ
jabalu ṭāriqin 		—
accusative — جَبَلَ طَارِقٍ
jabala ṭāriqin 		—
genitive — جَبَلِ طَارِقٍ
jabali ṭāriqin 		—

Derived terms

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