إسبانية

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Spanish España.

Alternative forms

• إِسْبَانِيَا (ʔisbāniyā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔis.baː.ni.ja/

Proper noun

إِسْبَانِيَة • (ʔisbāniya) f

1. Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)

Declension

Declension of noun إِسْبَانِيَة (ʔisbāniya)

singular	singular diptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	—	إِسْبَانِيَة ʔisbāniya	—
nominative	—	إِسْبَانِيَةُ ʔisbāniyatu	—
accusative	—	إِسْبَانِيَةَ ʔisbāniyata	—
genitive	—	إِسْبَانِيَةَ ʔisbāniyata	—

Etymology 2

Inflected form.

Adjective

إِسْبَانِيَّة • (ʔisbāniyya) f

1. feminine singular of إِسْبَانِيّ (ʔisbāniyy, “Spanish”)

Noun

إِسْبَانِيَّة • (ʔisbāniyya) f (plural إِسْبَانِيَّات (ʔisbāniyyāt), masculine إِسْبَانِيّ (ʔisbāniyy))

1. female equivalent of إِسْبَانِيّ (ʔisbāniyy, “Spaniard”):
   1. Spanish woman

Declension

Declension of noun إِسْبَانِيَّة (ʔisbāniyya)

singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	إِسْبَانِيَّة ʔisbāniyya	الْإِسْبَانِيَّة al-ʔisbāniyya	إِسْبَانِيَّة ʔisbāniyyat
nominative	إِسْبَانِيَّةٌ ʔisbāniyyatun	الْإِسْبَانِيَّةُ al-ʔisbāniyyatu	إِسْبَانِيَّةُ ʔisbāniyyatu
accusative	إِسْبَانِيَّةً ʔisbāniyyatan	الْإِسْبَانِيَّةَ al-ʔisbāniyyata	إِسْبَانِيَّةَ ʔisbāniyyata
genitive	إِسْبَانِيَّةٍ ʔisbāniyyatin	الْإِسْبَانِيَّةِ al-ʔisbāniyyati	إِسْبَانِيَّةِ ʔisbāniyyati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	إِسْبَانِيَّتَيْن ʔisbāniyyatayn	الْإِسْبَانِيَّتَيْن al-ʔisbāniyyatayn	إِسْبَانِيَّتَيْ ʔisbāniyyatay
nominative	إِسْبَانِيَّتَانِ ʔisbāniyyatāni	الْإِسْبَانِيَّتَانِ al-ʔisbāniyyatāni	إِسْبَانِيَّتَا ʔisbāniyyatā
accusative	إِسْبَانِيَّتَيْنِ ʔisbāniyyatayni	الْإِسْبَانِيَّتَيْنِ al-ʔisbāniyyatayni	إِسْبَانِيَّتَيْ ʔisbāniyyatay
genitive	إِسْبَانِيَّتَيْنِ ʔisbāniyyatayni	الْإِسْبَانِيَّتَيْنِ al-ʔisbāniyyatayni	إِسْبَانِيَّتَيْ ʔisbāniyyatay
plural	sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	إِسْبَانِيَّات ʔisbāniyyāt	الْإِسْبَانِيَّات al-ʔisbāniyyāt	إِسْبَانِيَّات ʔisbāniyyāt
nominative	إِسْبَانِيَّاتٌ ʔisbāniyyātun	الْإِسْبَانِيَّاتُ al-ʔisbāniyyātu	إِسْبَانِيَّاتُ ʔisbāniyyātu
accusative	إِسْبَانِيَّاتٍ ʔisbāniyyātin	الْإِسْبَانِيَّاتِ al-ʔisbāniyyāti	إِسْبَانِيَّاتِ ʔisbāniyyāti
genitive	إِسْبَانِيَّاتٍ ʔisbāniyyātin	الْإِسْبَانِيَّاتِ al-ʔisbāniyyāti	إِسْبَانِيَّاتِ ʔisbāniyyāti

Etymology 3

Short for لُغَة إِسْبَانِيَّة (luḡa ʔisbāniyya, “Spanish language”).

Noun

إِسْبَانِيَّة • (ʔisbāniyya) f

1. (usually definite) Spanish language

Declension

Declension of noun إِسْبَانِيَّة (ʔisbāniyya)

singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	إِسْبَانِيَّة ʔisbāniyya	الْإِسْبَانِيَّة al-ʔisbāniyya	إِسْبَانِيَّة ʔisbāniyyat
nominative	إِسْبَانِيَّةٌ ʔisbāniyyatun	الْإِسْبَانِيَّةُ al-ʔisbāniyyatu	إِسْبَانِيَّةُ ʔisbāniyyatu
accusative	إِسْبَانِيَّةً ʔisbāniyyatan	الْإِسْبَانِيَّةَ al-ʔisbāniyyata	إِسْبَانِيَّةَ ʔisbāniyyata
genitive	إِسْبَانِيَّةٍ ʔisbāniyyatin	الْإِسْبَانِيَّةِ al-ʔisbāniyyati	إِسْبَانِيَّةِ ʔisbāniyyati

See also

• إِسْبَانِيّ (ʔisbāniyy)

References

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