الإسكندر

Arabic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros). The first syllable of the original name was interpreted as the definite article اَلْ (al-).

Proper noun

الْإِسْكَنْدَر • (al-ʔiskandar) m

1. Alexander

   الْإِسْكَنْدَر الْأَكْبَر ― al-ʔiskandar al-ʔakbar ― Alexander the Great

Declension

Declension of noun الْإِسْكَنْدَر (al-ʔiskandar)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	الْإِسْكَنْدَر al-ʔiskandar	—
Nominative	—	الْإِسْكَنْدَرُ al-ʔiskandaru	—
Accusative	—	الْإِسْكَنْدَرَ al-ʔiskandara	—
Genitive	—	الْإِسْكَنْدَرِ al-ʔiskandari	—

Related terms

• الْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّة (al-ʔiskandariyya, “Alexandria”)