عراق
Arabic
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʕi.raːq/
- Rhymes: -aːq
Noun
عِرَاق • (ʕirāq) m
- only used in العِرَاق (al-ʕirāq, “Iraq”)
- only used in عِرَاق الْعَجَم (ʕirāq al-ʕajam)
- only used in عِرَاق الْعَرَب (ʕirāq al-ʕarab)
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | — | الْعِرَاق al-ʕirāq |
— |
| nominative | — | الْعِرَاقُ al-ʕirāqu |
— |
| accusative | — | الْعِرَاقَ al-ʕirāqa |
— |
| genitive | — | الْعِرَاقِ al-ʕirāqi |
— |
Etymology 2
| Root |
|---|
| ع ر ق (ʕ r q) |
| 10 terms |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʕi.raːq/
- Rhymes: -aːq
Noun
عِرَاق • (ʕirāq) m (plural عُرُق (ʕuruq) or أَعْرِقَة (ʔaʕriqa)) (Classical Arabic)
- a double suture that is at the lower end of a waterskin (مَزَادَة (mazāda) or قِرْبَة (qirba)) or eating mat (سُفْرَة (sufra))
- shore, coast, any region or area (of a whole country or a mere rivulet in a garden) adjacent to water as opposed to another one
- 850–861, علي بن سهل ربن الطبري [ʿAlī ibn Sahl Rabban aṭ-Ṭabarī], edited by Oliver Kahl, ʿAlī ibn Sahl Rabban aṭ-Ṭabarī’s Health Regimen or “Book of the Pearl” كتاب اللؤلؤة (Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies; 115), Leiden: Brill, published 2020, →ISBN, § 97, page 116:
- ومثل الألبان والرواصيل والبليلج فإنها غذاء لأهل الجبال وسم لأهل العراق
- And likewise, milk and confitures and myrobalans are food for mountain dwellers and poison for shore people.
- the circuit or surrounding edge of the ear
- the fore part and hinder part of the saddle of a horse
- the court or yard extending from the sides of the house
- pace, rate of going
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | عِرَاق ʕirāq |
الْعِرَاق al-ʕirāq |
عِرَاق ʕirāq |
| nominative | عِرَاقٌ ʕirāqun |
الْعِرَاقُ al-ʕirāqu |
عِرَاقُ ʕirāqu |
| accusative | عِرَاقًا ʕirāqan |
الْعِرَاقَ al-ʕirāqa |
عِرَاقَ ʕirāqa |
| genitive | عِرَاقٍ ʕirāqin |
الْعِرَاقِ al-ʕirāqi |
عِرَاقِ ʕirāqi |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | عِرَاقَيْن ʕirāqayn |
الْعِرَاقَيْن al-ʕirāqayn |
عِرَاقَيْ ʕirāqay |
| nominative | عِرَاقَانِ ʕirāqāni |
الْعِرَاقَانِ al-ʕirāqāni |
عِرَاقَا ʕirāqā |
| accusative | عِرَاقَيْنِ ʕirāqayni |
الْعِرَاقَيْنِ al-ʕirāqayni |
عِرَاقَيْ ʕirāqay |
| genitive | عِرَاقَيْنِ ʕirāqayni |
الْعِرَاقَيْنِ al-ʕirāqayni |
عِرَاقَيْ ʕirāqay |
| plural | basic broken plural triptote; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | عُرُق; أَعْرِقَة ʕuruq; ʔaʕriqa |
الْعُرُق; الْأَعْرِقَة al-ʕuruq; al-ʔaʕriqa |
عُرُق; أَعْرِقَة ʕuruq; ʔaʕriqat |
| nominative | عُرُقٌ; أَعْرِقَةٌ ʕuruqun; ʔaʕriqatun |
الْعُرُقُ; الْأَعْرِقَةُ al-ʕuruqu; al-ʔaʕriqatu |
عُرُقُ; أَعْرِقَةُ ʕuruqu; ʔaʕriqatu |
| accusative | عُرُقًا; أَعْرِقَةً ʕuruqan; ʔaʕriqatan |
الْعُرُقَ; الْأَعْرِقَةَ al-ʕuruqa; al-ʔaʕriqata |
عُرُقَ; أَعْرِقَةَ ʕuruqa; ʔaʕriqata |
| genitive | عُرُقٍ; أَعْرِقَةٍ ʕuruqin; ʔaʕriqatin |
الْعُرُقِ; الْأَعْرِقَةِ al-ʕuruqi; al-ʔaʕriqati |
عُرُقِ; أَعْرِقَةِ ʕuruqi; ʔaʕriqati |
Noun
عُرَاق • (ʕurāq) m (Classical Arabic)
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | عُرَاق ʕurāq |
الْعُرَاق al-ʕurāq |
عُرَاق ʕurāq |
| nominative | عُرَاقٌ ʕurāqun |
الْعُرَاقُ al-ʕurāqu |
عُرَاقُ ʕurāqu |
| accusative | عُرَاقًا ʕurāqan |
الْعُرَاقَ al-ʕurāqa |
عُرَاقَ ʕurāqa |
| genitive | عُرَاقٍ ʕurāqin |
الْعُرَاقِ al-ʕurāqi |
عُرَاقِ ʕurāqi |
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic الْعِرَاق (al-ʕirāq, “Iraq”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔi.ˈɾaːq/, /ʔa.ˈɾaːq/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɪ.ɾɑ́ːq], [ʔä.ɾɑ́ːq]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔe.ɹɒ́ːɢ̥], [ʔæ.ɹɒ́ːɢ̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔi.ɾɔ́q], [ʔä.ɾɔ́q]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | irāq, arāq |
| Dari reading? | irāq, arāq |
| Iranian reading? | erâġ, arâġ |
| Tajik reading? | iroq, aroq |
Proper noun
عراق • (irāq, arāq / erâġ, arâġ) (Tajik spelling Ироқ, ароқ)
- Iraq (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East)
Related terms
- عراقی (irāqī, arāqī / erâġi, arâġi)
References
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “عراق”, in New Persian–English dictionary, volume 2, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim, page 350
Urdu
Picture dictionary
عراق
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian عِراق ('irāq), from Arabic الْعِرَاق (al-ʕirāq).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɪ.ɾɑːq/
Audio (Pakistan): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːq
Proper noun
عِراق • ('irāq) m (Hindi spelling इराक़)
- Iraq (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East)
Related terms
- عِراقی ('irāqī)
See also
- (Middle East) مَشْرِقِ وُسْطیٰ (maśriq-i vustā); سَعُودی عَرَب (sa'ūdī 'arab), مِصْر (misr) عِراق ('irāq), اِیران (īrān), اُرْدُن (urdun), شام (śām), تُرْکِیَہ (turkiya), قِبْرِص (qibris) فِلِسْطِین (filistīn) اِسْرائِیل (isrāīl) لِبْنان (libnān) یَمَن (yaman) عُمان ('umān) مُتَّحِدَہ عَرَب اِمارات (muttahida 'arab imārāt) قَطَر (qatar) بَحْرِین (bahrīn) کُوَیت (kuvait) (Category: ur:Middle East)