عراق

See also: العراق and عراف

Arabic

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕi.raːq/
• Rhymes: -aːq

Noun

عِرَاق • (ʕirāq) m

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

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

Root
ع ر ق (ʕ r q)
10 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕi.raːq/
• Rhymes: -aːq

Noun

عِرَاق • (ʕirāq) m (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

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

عُرَاق • (ʕurāq) m (Classical Arabic)

1. clear water
2. copious rain
3. a picked bone, the fleshmeat of bone

Declension

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔi.ˈɾaːq], [ʔa.ˈɾaːq]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪ.ɾɑ́ːq], [ʔä.ɾɑ́ːq]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪ.ɾɑ́ːq], [ʔä.ɾɑ́ːq]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪ.ɾɑ́ːq], [ʔä.ɾɑ́ːq]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔi.ɾɔ́ːq], [ʔä.ɾɔ́ːq]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔe.ɹɒ́ːɢ̥], [ʔæ.ɹɒ́ːɢ̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔi.ɾɔ́q], [ʔä.ɾɔ́q]

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

Proper noun

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

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

Related terms

• عراقی (irāqī, arāqī / erâġi, arâġi)

References

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

Urdu

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɪ.ɾɑːq/

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• Rhymes: -ɑːq

Proper noun

عِراق • ('irāq) m (Hindi spelling इराक़)

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

Related terms

• عِراقی ('irāqī)

See also

• (Middle East) مَشْرِقِ وُسْطیٰ (maśriq-i vustā); سَعُودی عَرَب (sa'ūdī 'arab), مِصْر (misr) عِراق ('irāq), اِیران (īrān), اُرْدُن (urdun), شام (śām), تُرْکِیَہ (turkiya), قِبْرِص (qibris) فِلِسْطِین (filistīn) اِسْرائِیل (isrāīl) لِبْنان (libnān) یَمَن (yaman) عُمان ('umān) مُتَّحِدَہ عَرَب اِمارات (muttahida 'arab imārāt) قَطَر (qatar) بَحْرِین (bahrīn) کُوَیت (kuvait) ^{(Category: ur:Middle East)}