وزير الخارجية

وزير الخارجية

Arabic

Etymology

Literally, "minister of the exterior", from وَزِير‎ (wazīr, “minister”) +‎ الْخارِجِيَّة‎ (al-ḵārijiyya, “the exterior”).

Noun

وَزِير الْخَارِجِيَّة‎ • (wazīr al-ḵārijiyya) m (plural وُزَرَاء الْخَارِجِيَّة‎ (wuzarāʾ al-ḵārijiyya))

1. foreign secretary, foreign minister, Secretary of State

Declension

Declension of noun وَزِير الْخَارِجِيَّة (wazīr al-ḵārijiyya)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	وَزِير الْخَارِجِيَّة wazīr al-ḵārijiyya	—
Nominative	—	وَزِيرُ الْخَارِجِيَّةِ wazīru l-ḵārijiyyati	—
Accusative	—	وَزِيرَ الْخَارِجِيَّةِ wazīra l-ḵārijiyyati	—
Genitive	—	وَزِيرِ الْخَارِجِيَّةِ wazīri l-ḵārijiyyati	—
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	وَزِيرَيْ الْخَارِجِيَّة‎ wazīray al-ḵārijiyya	—
Nominative	—	وَزِيرَا الْخَارِجِيَّةِ‎ wazīrā l-ḵārijiyyati	—
Accusative	—	وَزِيرَيْ الْخَارِجِيَّةِ‎ wazīray al-ḵārijiyyati	—
Genitive	—	وَزِيرَيْ الْخَارِجِيَّةِ‎ wazīray al-ḵārijiyyati	—
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	وُزَرَاء الْخَارِجِيَّة‎ wuzarāʾ al-ḵārijiyya	—
Nominative	—	وُزَرَاءُ الْخَارِجِيَّةِ‎ wuzarāʾu l-ḵārijiyyati	—
Accusative	—	وُزَرَاءَ الْخَارِجِيَّةِ‎ wuzarāʾa l-ḵārijiyyati	—
Genitive	—	وُزَرَاءِ الْخَارِجِيَّةِ‎ wuzarāʾi l-ḵārijiyyati	—

References

• Haywood, J.A.; Nahmad, H.M. (1965), “وزير الخارجية”, in A new Arabic grammar, 2^nd edition, London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN