البلقان

Arabic

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بالقان (balkan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.bal.qaːn/

Proper noun

الْبَلْقَان • (al-balqān) f

1. Balkans

Declension

Declension of noun الْبَلْقَان (al-balqān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	الْبَلْقَان al-balqān	—
Nominative	—	الْبَلْقَانُ al-balqānu	—
Accusative	—	الْبَلْقَانَ al-balqāna	—
Genitive	—	الْبَلْقَانِ al-balqāni	—

Hijazi Arabic

البَلْقان

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic الْبَلْقَان (al-balqān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.bal.ˈɡaːn/, [al.bal.ˈqaːn] ([q] pronunciation)

Proper noun

البلقان • (albalgān) f

1. Balkans

Derived terms

• شِبْه جَزِيرَة البَلْقَان (šibh jazīrat al-balgān, “Balkan Peninsula”)