إفريقية
Arabic
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek Ἀφρική (Aphrikḗ).
Alternative forms
- إِفْرِيقِيَا (ʾifrīqiyā)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔif.riː.qi.ja/, /ʔif.riːq.ja/
Proper noun
إِفْرِيقِيَة • (ʾifrīqiya) f (Classical Arabic)
- Africa (Roman province and later historical region of the Caliphate era): North African territory comprising the eastern part of the Constantinois (eastern Algeria), Tunis (Tunisia) and Tripolitania (western Libya)
Synonyms
- الْمَغْرِب الْأَدْنَى (al-maḡrib al-ʾadnā)
Descendants
- → Ottoman Turkish: افریقیه (efrikıye)
References
- “Ifriqiya”, in Larousse.fr - Encyclopédie, (please provide a date or year), archived from the original on 2010-12-24
Etymology 2
Inflected form
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔif.riː.qij.ja/
Adjective
إِفْرِيقِيَّة • (ʾifrīqiyya) f
- feminine singular of إِفْرِيقِيّ (ʾifrīqiyy, “African”)
Noun
إِفْرِيقِيَّة • (ʾifrīqiyya) f (plural إِفْرِيقِيَّات (ʾifrīqiyyāt), masculine إِفْرِيقِيّ (ʾifrīqiyy))
- female equivalent of إِفْرِيقِيّ (ʾifrīqiyy, “African”):
- an African woman
Declension
Declension of noun إِفْرِيقِيَّة (ʾifrīqiyya)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | إِفْرِيقِيَّة ʾifrīqiyya | الْإِفْرِيقِيَّة al-ʾifrīqiyya | إِفْرِيقِيَّة ʾifrīqiyyat |
| Nominative | إِفْرِيقِيَّةٌ ʾifrīqiyyatun | الْإِفْرِيقِيَّةُ al-ʾifrīqiyyatu | إِفْرِيقِيَّةُ ʾifrīqiyyatu |
| Accusative | إِفْرِيقِيَّةً ʾifrīqiyyatan | الْإِفْرِيقِيَّةَ al-ʾifrīqiyyata | إِفْرِيقِيَّةَ ʾifrīqiyyata |
| Genitive | إِفْرِيقِيَّةٍ ʾifrīqiyyatin | الْإِفْرِيقِيَّةِ al-ʾifrīqiyyati | إِفْرِيقِيَّةِ ʾifrīqiyyati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | إِفْرِيقِيَّتَيْن ʾifrīqiyyatayn | الْإِفْرِيقِيَّتَيْن al-ʾifrīqiyyatayn | إِفْرِيقِيَّتَيْ ʾifrīqiyyatay |
| Nominative | إِفْرِيقِيَّتَانِ ʾifrīqiyyatāni | الْإِفْرِيقِيَّتَانِ al-ʾifrīqiyyatāni | إِفْرِيقِيَّتَا ʾifrīqiyyatā |
| Accusative | إِفْرِيقِيَّتَيْنِ ʾifrīqiyyatayni | الْإِفْرِيقِيَّتَيْنِ al-ʾifrīqiyyatayni | إِفْرِيقِيَّتَيْ ʾifrīqiyyatay |
| Genitive | إِفْرِيقِيَّتَيْنِ ʾifrīqiyyatayni | الْإِفْرِيقِيَّتَيْنِ al-ʾifrīqiyyatayni | إِفْرِيقِيَّتَيْ ʾifrīqiyyatay |
| Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | إِفْرِيقِيَّات ʾifrīqiyyāt | الْإِفْرِيقِيَّات al-ʾifrīqiyyāt | إِفْرِيقِيَّات ʾifrīqiyyāt |
| Nominative | إِفْرِيقِيَّاتٌ ʾifrīqiyyātun | الْإِفْرِيقِيَّاتُ al-ʾifrīqiyyātu | إِفْرِيقِيَّاتُ ʾifrīqiyyātu |
| Accusative | إِفْرِيقِيَّاتٍ ʾifrīqiyyātin | الْإِفْرِيقِيَّاتِ al-ʾifrīqiyyāti | إِفْرِيقِيَّاتِ ʾifrīqiyyāti |
| Genitive | إِفْرِيقِيَّاتٍ ʾifrīqiyyātin | الْإِفْرِيقِيَّاتِ al-ʾifrīqiyyāti | إِفْرِيقِيَّاتِ ʾifrīqiyyāti |