اليونان
See also: يونان
Arabic
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἰωνία (Iōnía, “Ionia”), through Persian یونان (yunân). It’s one of the Arabic country names which require the definite article اَل (al-).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /al.juː.naːn/
Proper noun
اَلْيُونَان • (al-yūnān) f
- Greece (a country in Europe)
Declension
Declension of noun الْيُونَان (al-yūnān)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | الْيُونَان al-yūnān | — |
| Nominative | — | الْيُونَانُ al-yūnānu | — |
| Accusative | — | الْيُونَانَ al-yūnāna | — |
| Genitive | — | الْيُونَانِ al-yūnāni | — |
See also
- يُونَانِيّ (yūnāniyy)
- إِغْرِيقِيّ (ʾiḡrīqiyy, “Classical/Ancient Greek”)
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “يونان”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Hijazi Arabic
اليونان
عَلَم اليونان
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Arabic الْيُونَان (al-yūnān), from Ancient Greek Ἰωνία (Iōnía, “Ionia”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aljoːˈnaːn/, /aljuːˈnaːn/
Proper noun
اليونان • (al-yōnān or al-yūnān) f
- Greece (a country in Europe)
South Levantine Arabic
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Etymology
From Arabic اَلْيُونَان (al-yūnān).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /il.juː.naːn/, [ɪl.juːˈnaːn]
Proper noun
اليونان • (il-yūnān) f
- Greece (a country in Europe)
Related terms
- يوناني (yūnāni, “Greek”)