Arabic edit

Adjective edit

فَرَنْسَاوِيّ (faransāwiyy) (feminine فَرَنْسَاوِيَّة (faransāwiyya), masculine plural فَرَنْسَاوِيُّونَ (faransāwiyyūna), feminine plural فَرَنْسَاوِيَّات (faransāwiyyāt))

  1. Alternative form of فَرَنْسِيّ (faransiyy)

Declension edit

Noun edit

فَرَنْسَاوِيّ (faransāwiyym, plural فَرَنْسَاوِيُّون (faransāwiyyūn), feminine فَرَنْسَاوِيَّة (faransāwiyya)

  1. Alternative form of فَرَنْسِيّ (faransiyy)

Declension edit

References edit

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “فرنساوي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Egyptian Arabic edit

Adjective edit

فَرَنْسَاوِي (faransāwi)

  1. French

South Levantine Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic فَرَنْسَاوِيّ (faransāwiyy).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /fran.saː.wi/, [franˈsæː.wi]
  • (file)

Adjective edit

فرنساوي (fransāwi) (feminine فرنساويّة (fransāwiyye), common plural فرنساويّين (fransāwiyyīn))

  1. French

Noun edit

فرنساوي (fransāwim (plural فرنساويّين (fransāwiyyīn), feminine فرنساويّة (fransāwiyye))

  1. Frenchman
  2. French language

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