South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic بُرْتُقَال (burtuqāl), ultimately from Portuguese Portugal.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /burdʔaːn/, [burdˈʔæːn]
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Noun

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بردقان (burdʔānm (collective, singulative بردقانة f (burdʔāne), plural بردقانات (burdʔānāt))

  1. (uncountable) oranges (fruits)
    حبة بردقان / بردقانةḥabbet burdʔān / burdʔānean orange

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