البرتغال
Arabic
Pronunciation
Proper noun
الْبُرْتُغَال • (al-burtuḡāl) f
Usage notes
- This is one of the country names which requires the definite article ال (al-).
Declension
Declension of noun الْبُرْتُغَال (al-burtuḡāl)
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | — | الْبُرْتُغَال al-burtuḡāl |
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Nominative | — | الْبُرْتُغَالُ al-burtuḡālu |
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Accusative | — | الْبُرْتُغَالَ al-burtuḡāla |
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Genitive | — | الْبُرْتُغَالِ al-burtuḡāli |
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Related terms
- بُرْتُغَالِيّ (burtuḡāliyy)
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “برتغال”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Hijazi Arabic
Pronunciation
Proper noun
البرتغال • (al-burtuḡāl or al-purtuḡāl) f
Usage notes
- This is one of the country names which requires the definite article ال.
Related terms
- برتغالي (burtuḡāli, purtuḡāli, “Portuguese m.”)
- برتغالية (burtuḡāliyya, purtuḡāliyya, “Portuguese f.”)
South Levantine Arabic
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Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic الْبُرْتُغَال (al-burtuḡāl).
Proper noun
البرتغال • (il-burtuḡāl) f
See also
- برتغالي (burtuḡāli, “Portuguese”)