اليونان
See also: يونان
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Proper noun edit
اَلْيُونَان • (al-yūnān) f
- Greece (a country in Southeast Europe)
Declension edit
Declension of noun الْيُونَان (al-yūnān)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | — | الْيُونَان al-yūnān |
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Nominative | — | الْيُونَانُ al-yūnānu |
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Accusative | — | الْيُونَانَ al-yūnāna |
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Genitive | — | الْيُونَانِ al-yūnāni |
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See also edit
- يُونَانِيّ (yūnāniyy)
- إِغْرِيقِيّ (ʔiḡrīqiyy, “Classical/Ancient Greek”)
References edit
- 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 edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Arabic الْيُونَان (al-yūnān), from Ancient Greek Ἰωνία (Iōnía, “Ionia”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
اليونان • (al-yūnān) f
- Greece (a country in Southeast Europe)
South Levantine Arabic edit
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Etymology edit
From Arabic اَلْيُونَان (al-yūnān).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
اليونان • (il-yūnān) f
- Greece (a country in Southeast Europe)
Related terms edit
- يوناني (yūnāni, “Greek”)