Alherya

Tagalog

Etymology

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English Algeria, from French Algérie, from Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر (al-jazāʔir, “the islands”). Doublet of Arhelya.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalˈheɾja/ [ʔɐlˈhɛɾ.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -eɾja
• Syllabification: Al‧her‧ya

Proper noun

Alherya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜑᜒᜇ᜔ᜌ)

1. Algeria (a country in North Africa)

   Synonym: Arhelya

Related terms

• Alheryana
• Alheryano

 

Further reading

• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 32