قبرص

Arabic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qub.rusˤ/
    • (Hijazi) IPA(key): [ɡʊb.rʊsˤ], [qʊb.rʊsˤ]

Proper noun

قُبْرُص • (qubruṣ) f

  1. Cyprus (an island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Southeast Europe but geographically part of Western Asia)

Declension

Declension of noun قُبْرُص (qubruṣ)
singular basic singular diptote
indefinite definite construct
informal — قُبْرُص
qubruṣ 		—
nominative — قُبْرُصُ
qubruṣu 		—
accusative — قُبْرُصَ
qubruṣa 		—
genitive — قُبْرُصَ
qubruṣa 		—

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic قُبْرُص (qubruṣ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qub.rusˤ/, [ˈqʊb.rʊsˤ]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Proper noun

قبرص • (qubroṣ) f

  1. Cyprus (an island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Southeast Europe but geographically part of Western Asia)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قُبْرُص (qubruṣ), likely influenced by Persian قبرس (qebres).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

قِبْرِص • (qibris) m (Hindi spelling क़िब्रिस)

  1. Cyprus (an island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Southeast Europe but geographically part of Western Asia)

See also

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