المكسيك
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
From French Mexique. It's one of the Arabic country names which require the definite article اَل (al-).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
الْمَكْسِيك • (al-maksīk) f
- Mexico (a country in North America)
Usage notes edit
- This is one of the country names which requires the definite article ال (al-).
Declension edit
Declension of noun الْمَكْسِيك (al-maksīk)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | الْمَكْسِيك al-maksīk |
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| Nominative | — | الْمَكْسِيكُ al-maksīku |
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| Accusative | — | الْمَكْسِيكَ al-maksīka |
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| Genitive | — | الْمَكْسِيكِ al-maksīki |
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Related terms edit
- مَكْسِيكِيّ (maksīkiyy)
References edit
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “مكسيك”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
South Levantine Arabic edit
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Etymology edit
Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic الْمَكْسِيك (al-maksīk), from French Mexique.
Proper noun edit
المكسيك • (il-maksīk) f
- Mexico (a country in North America)
Related terms edit
- مكسيكي (maksīki, “Mexican”)