Alherya

Tagalog

Etymology

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English Algeria, from French Algérie, from Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر (al-jazāʔir, “the islands”). Doublet of Arhelya.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalˈheɾja/ [ʔɐlˈhɛɾ.jɐ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾja
  • Syllabification: Al‧her‧ya

Proper noun

Alherya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜑᜒᜇ᜔ᜌ)

  1. Algeria (a country in North Africa)
    Synonym: Arhelya

Further reading

  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 32
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