ܥܝܪܩ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ܥܝܼܪܲܩ
ܐܵܬܵܐ ܕܥܝܼܪܲܩ
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic الْعِرَاق (al-ʿirāq), from عَرِيق (ʿarīq, “deep-rooted”), from عِرْق (ʿirq, “root”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʔīːræq]
Proper noun
ܥܝܼܪܲܩ • (ʿīrāq) f or m
- Iraq (a country in Middle East, Asia; official name: Republic of Iraq (since 1958)).
- (historical) An expansive historical region of medieval Western Asia, including not only the modern territories of Iraq but also large parts of western Iran (the so-called Persian Iraq).
Related terms
- ܥܝܼܪܲܩܢܵܝܵܐ (ʿīrāqnaya, “Iraqi”)