See also: العراق and عراف

Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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عِرَاق (ʕirāqm

  1. only used in العِرَاق (al-ʕirāq, Iraq)
  2. only used in عِرَاق الْعَجَم (ʕirāq al-ʕajam)
  3. only used in عِرَاق الْعَرَب (ʕirāq al-ʕarab)
Declension
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Declension of noun الْعِرَاق (al-ʕirāq)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal الْعِرَاق
al-ʕirāq
nominative الْعِرَاقُ
al-ʕirāqu
accusative الْعِرَاقَ
al-ʕirāqa
genitive الْعِرَاقِ
al-ʕirāqi

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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عِرَاق (ʕirāqm (plural عُرُق (ʕuruq) or أَعْرِقَة (ʔaʕriqa)) (Classical Arabic)

  1. a double suture that is at the lower end of a waterskin (مَزَادَة (mazāda) or قِرْبَة (qirba)) or eating mat (سُفْرَة (sufra))
  2. shore, coast, any region or area (of a whole country or a mere rivulet in a garden) adjacent to water as opposed to another one
    • 850–861, علي بن سهل ربن الطبري [ʿAlī ibn Sahl Rabban aṭ-Ṭabarī], edited by Oliver Kahl, ʿAlī ibn Sahl Rabban aṭ-Ṭabarī’s Health Regimen or “Book of the Pearl” كتاب اللؤلؤة (Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies; 115), Leiden: Brill, published 2020, →ISBN, § 97, page 116:
      ومثل الألبان والرواصيل والبليلج فإنها غذاء لأهل الجبال وسم لأهل العراق
      And likewise, milk and confitures and myrobalans are food for mountain dwellers and poison for shore people.
  3. the circuit or surrounding edge of the ear
  4. the fore part and hinder part of the saddle of a horse
  5. the court or yard extending from the sides of the house
  6. pace, rate of going
Declension
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Declension of noun عِرَاق (ʕirāq)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal عِرَاق
ʕirāq
الْعِرَاق
al-ʕirāq
عِرَاق
ʕirāq
nominative عِرَاقٌ
ʕirāqun
الْعِرَاقُ
al-ʕirāqu
عِرَاقُ
ʕirāqu
accusative عِرَاقًا
ʕirāqan
الْعِرَاقَ
al-ʕirāqa
عِرَاقَ
ʕirāqa
genitive عِرَاقٍ
ʕirāqin
الْعِرَاقِ
al-ʕirāqi
عِرَاقِ
ʕirāqi
dual indefinite definite construct
informal عِرَاقَيْن
ʕirāqayn
الْعِرَاقَيْن
al-ʕirāqayn
عِرَاقَيْ
ʕirāqay
nominative عِرَاقَانِ
ʕirāqāni
الْعِرَاقَانِ
al-ʕirāqāni
عِرَاقَا
ʕirāqā
accusative عِرَاقَيْنِ
ʕirāqayni
الْعِرَاقَيْنِ
al-ʕirāqayni
عِرَاقَيْ
ʕirāqay
genitive عِرَاقَيْنِ
ʕirāqayni
الْعِرَاقَيْنِ
al-ʕirāqayni
عِرَاقَيْ
ʕirāqay
plural basic broken plural triptote‎;
broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite construct
informal عُرُق‎; أَعْرِقَة
ʕuruq‎; ʔaʕriqa
الْعُرُق‎; الْأَعْرِقَة
al-ʕuruq‎; al-ʔaʕriqa
عُرُق‎; أَعْرِقَة
ʕuruq‎; ʔaʕriqat
nominative عُرُقٌ‎; أَعْرِقَةٌ
ʕuruqun‎; ʔaʕriqatun
الْعُرُقُ‎; الْأَعْرِقَةُ
al-ʕuruqu‎; al-ʔaʕriqatu
عُرُقُ‎; أَعْرِقَةُ
ʕuruqu‎; ʔaʕriqatu
accusative عُرُقًا‎; أَعْرِقَةً
ʕuruqan‎; ʔaʕriqatan
الْعُرُقَ‎; الْأَعْرِقَةَ
al-ʕuruqa‎; al-ʔaʕriqata
عُرُقَ‎; أَعْرِقَةَ
ʕuruqa‎; ʔaʕriqata
genitive عُرُقٍ‎; أَعْرِقَةٍ
ʕuruqin‎; ʔaʕriqatin
الْعُرُقِ‎; الْأَعْرِقَةِ
al-ʕuruqi‎; al-ʔaʕriqati
عُرُقِ‎; أَعْرِقَةِ
ʕuruqi‎; ʔaʕriqati

Noun

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عُرَاق (ʕurāqm (Classical Arabic)

  1. clear water
  2. copious rain
  3. a picked bone, the fleshmeat of bone
Declension
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Declension of noun عُرَاق (ʕurāq)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal عُرَاق
ʕurāq
الْعُرَاق
al-ʕurāq
عُرَاق
ʕurāq
nominative عُرَاقٌ
ʕurāqun
الْعُرَاقُ
al-ʕurāqu
عُرَاقُ
ʕurāqu
accusative عُرَاقًا
ʕurāqan
الْعُرَاقَ
al-ʕurāqa
عُرَاقَ
ʕurāqa
genitive عُرَاقٍ
ʕurāqin
الْعُرَاقِ
al-ʕurāqi
عُرَاقِ
ʕurāqi

Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic الْعِرَاق (al-ʕirāq, Iraq).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? irāq, arāq
Dari reading? irāq, arāq
Iranian reading? erâġ, arâġ
Tajik reading? iroq, aroq

Proper noun

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عراق (irāq, arāq / erâġ, arâġ) (Tajik spelling Ироқ, ароқ)

  1. Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
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References

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  • Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “عراق”, in New Persian–English dictionary, volume 2, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim, page 350

Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian عِراق ('irāq), from Arabic الْعِرَاق (al-ʕirāq).

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Proper noun

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عِراق ('irāqm (Hindi spelling इराक़)

  1. Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
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