Ἀραβία

See also: Αραβία

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Ἄρᾰψ (Árăps, “Arab”) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ἀρᾰβῐ́ᾱ • (Arăbĭ́ā) f (genitive Ἀρᾰβῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. a peninsula of Western Asia between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
  2. (broader sense) the region of Western Asia where Arabic is or was spoken, extending beyond the Arabian Peninsula

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Ἀρᾰίᾱ; τῆς Ἀρᾰίᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Ἀρᾰίᾱ
hē Arăíā
Genitive τῆς Ἀρᾰίᾱς
tês Arăíās
Dative τῇ Ἀρᾰίᾳ
tēî Arăíāi
Accusative τὴν Ἀρᾰίᾱν
tḕn Arăíān
Vocative Ἀρᾰίᾱ
Arăíā
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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