وزير الخارجية

Arabic

Etymology

Literally, "minister of the exterior", from وَزِير (wazīr, minister) +‎ الْخارِجِيَّة (al-ḵārijiyya, the exterior).

Noun

وَزِير الْخَارِجِيَّة • (wazīr al-ḵārijiyyam (plural وُزَرَاء الْخَارِجِيَّة (wuzarāʔ al-ḵārijiyya))

  1. foreign secretary, foreign minister, Secretary of State

Declension

Declension of noun وَزِير الْخَارِجِيَّة (wazīr al-ḵārijiyya)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal وَزِير الْخَارِجِيَّة
wazīr al-ḵārijiyya
nominative وَزِيرُ الْخَارِجِيَّةِ
wazīru l-ḵārijiyyati
accusative وَزِيرَ الْخَارِجِيَّةِ
wazīra l-ḵārijiyyati
genitive وَزِيرِ الْخَارِجِيَّةِ
wazīri l-ḵārijiyyati
dual indefinite definite construct
informal وَزِيرَيْ الْخَارِجِيَّة
wazīray al-ḵārijiyya
nominative وَزِيرَا الْخَارِجِيَّةِ
wazīrā l-ḵārijiyyati
accusative وَزِيرَيْ الْخَارِجِيَّةِ
wazīray al-ḵārijiyyati
genitive وَزِيرَيْ الْخَارِجِيَّةِ
wazīray al-ḵārijiyyati
plural basic broken plural diptote
indefinite definite construct
informal وُزَرَاء الْخَارِجِيَّة
wuzarāʔ al-ḵārijiyya
nominative وُزَرَاءُ الْخَارِجِيَّةِ
wuzarāʔu l-ḵārijiyyati
accusative وُزَرَاءَ الْخَارِجِيَّةِ
wuzarāʔa l-ḵārijiyyati
genitive وُزَرَاءِ الْخَارِجِيَّةِ
wuzarāʔi l-ḵārijiyyati

References

  • Haywood, J.A., Nahmad, H.M. (1965) “وزير الخارجية”, in A new Arabic grammar, 2nd edition, London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN