البرتغال
Arabic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /al.bur.tu.ɣaːl/
Proper noun
الْبُرْتُغَال • (al-burtuḡāl) f
- Portugal (a country in Europe)
Usage notes
- This is one of the country names which requires the definite article ال (al-).
Declension
Declension of noun الْبُرْتُغَال (al-burtuḡāl)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | الْبُرْتُغَال al-burtuḡāl | — |
| Nominative | — | الْبُرْتُغَالُ al-burtuḡālu | — |
| Accusative | — | الْبُرْتُغَالَ al-burtuḡāla | — |
| Genitive | — | الْبُرْتُغَالِ al-burtuḡāli | — |
Related terms
- بُرْتُغَالِيّ (burtuḡāliyy)
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “برتغال”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Hijazi Arabic
البرتغال
عَلَم البرتغال
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alpurtuˈɣaːl/, /alburtuˈɣaːl/
Proper noun
البرتغال • (al-purtuḡāl or al-burtuḡāl) f
- Portugal (a country in Europe)
Alternative forms
- الپرتغال (al-purtuḡāl) (Alternative spelling and pronunciation)
Related terms
- برتغالي (purtuḡāli, burtuḡāli)
- برتغالية (purtuḡāliyya, burtuḡāliyya)
South Levantine Arabic
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Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic الْبُرْتُغَال (al-burtuḡāl).
Proper noun
البرتغال • (il-burtuḡāl) f
- Portugal (a country in Europe)
See also
- برتغالي (burtuḡāli, “Portuguese”)