Saudi Arabia

English

Etymology

See Saudi and Arabia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌsaʊ.di əˈɹeɪ.bi.ə/
  • IPA(key): /ˌsɔː.di əˈɹeɪ.bi.ə/
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Proper noun

Saudi Arabia

  1. A country in Western Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Capital: Riyadh.
    • 2020 December 5, Nic Robertson, “Saudi Arabia has changed beyond recognition. But will tourists want to visit?”, in CNN[1]:
      I’ve been visiting Saudi Arabia for close to two decades and in that time I’ve experienced some incredible things.

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Translations

See also

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Saudi Arabia, from Saudi +‎ Arabia, with the former from Arabic سُعُودِيّ (suʕūdiyy), from سُعُود (suʕūd) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy), and the latter from Latin Arabia, from Ancient Greek Ἀραβία (Arabía).

Proper noun

Saudi Arabia

  1. Saudi Arabia (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Saudi Arabia.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Saudi Arabia, from Saudi +‎ Arabia, with the former from Arabic سُعُودِيّ (suʕūdiyy), from سُعُود (suʕūd) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy), and the latter from Latin Arabia, from Ancient Greek Ἀραβία (Arabía).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˌsawdi ʔaˈɾabja/ [ˌsaʊ̯.d̪ɪ ʔɐˈɾab.jɐ]
      • Rhymes: -abja
      • Syllabification: Sau‧di A‧rab‧ia
    • IPA(key): /ˌsawdi ʔaˌɾejbiˈa/ [ˌsaʊ̯.d̪ɪ ʔɐˈɾeɪ̯.bjɐ]
      • Rhymes: -a
      • Syllabification: Sau‧di A‧ra‧bi‧a

Proper noun

Saudi Arabia (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜏ᜔ᜇᜒ ᜀᜇᜊ᜔ᜌ or ᜐᜏ᜔ᜇᜒ ᜀᜇᜒᜌ᜔ᜊᜒᜌ)

  1. Saudi Arabia (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East)

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Further reading

  • Saudi Arabia”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018