إفريقية
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Arabic
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek Ἀφρική (Aphrikḗ).
Alternative forms
- إِفْرِيقِيَا (ʔifrīqiyā)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
إِفْرِيقِيَة • (ʔifrīqiya) f (Classical Arabic)
- Africa (Roman province and later historical region of the Caliphate era): North African territory comprising the eastern part of the Constantinois (eastern Algeria), Tunis (Tunisia) and Tripolitania (western Libya)
Synonyms
- الْمَغْرِب الْأَدْنَى (al-maḡrib al-ʔadnā)
Descendants
- → Ottoman Turkish: افریقیه (efrikıye)
References
- “Ifriqiya”, in Larousse.fr - Encyclopédie, (Can we date this quote?), archived from the original on 8 August 2021
Etymology 2
Inflected form
Pronunciation
Adjective
إِفْرِيقِيَّة • (ʔifrīqiyya) f
- feminine singular of إِفْرِيقِيّ (ʔifrīqiyy, “African”)
Noun
إِفْرِيقِيَّة • (ʔifrīqiyya) f (plural إِفْرِيقِيَّات (ʔifrīqiyyāt), masculine إِفْرِيقِيّ (ʔifrīqiyy))
- female equivalent of إِفْرِيقِيّ (ʔifrīqiyy, “African”):
- an African woman
Declension
Declension of noun إِفْرِيقِيَّة (ʔifrīqiyya)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | إِفْرِيقِيَّة ʔifrīqiyya |
الْإِفْرِيقِيَّة al-ʔifrīqiyya |
إِفْرِيقِيَّة ʔifrīqiyyat |
| Nominative | إِفْرِيقِيَّةٌ ʔifrīqiyyatun |
الْإِفْرِيقِيَّةُ al-ʔifrīqiyyatu |
إِفْرِيقِيَّةُ ʔifrīqiyyatu |
| Accusative | إِفْرِيقِيَّةً ʔifrīqiyyatan |
الْإِفْرِيقِيَّةَ al-ʔifrīqiyyata |
إِفْرِيقِيَّةَ ʔifrīqiyyata |
| Genitive | إِفْرِيقِيَّةٍ ʔifrīqiyyatin |
الْإِفْرِيقِيَّةِ al-ʔifrīqiyyati |
إِفْرِيقِيَّةِ ʔifrīqiyyati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | إِفْرِيقِيَّتَيْن ʔifrīqiyyatayn |
الْإِفْرِيقِيَّتَيْن al-ʔifrīqiyyatayn |
إِفْرِيقِيَّتَيْ ʔifrīqiyyatay |
| Nominative | إِفْرِيقِيَّتَانِ ʔifrīqiyyatāni |
الْإِفْرِيقِيَّتَانِ al-ʔifrīqiyyatāni |
إِفْرِيقِيَّتَا ʔifrīqiyyatā |
| Accusative | إِفْرِيقِيَّتَيْنِ ʔifrīqiyyatayni |
الْإِفْرِيقِيَّتَيْنِ al-ʔifrīqiyyatayni |
إِفْرِيقِيَّتَيْ ʔifrīqiyyatay |
| Genitive | إِفْرِيقِيَّتَيْنِ ʔifrīqiyyatayni |
الْإِفْرِيقِيَّتَيْنِ al-ʔifrīqiyyatayni |
إِفْرِيقِيَّتَيْ ʔifrīqiyyatay |
| Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | إِفْرِيقِيَّات ʔifrīqiyyāt |
الْإِفْرِيقِيَّات al-ʔifrīqiyyāt |
إِفْرِيقِيَّات ʔifrīqiyyāt |
| Nominative | إِفْرِيقِيَّاتٌ ʔifrīqiyyātun |
الْإِفْرِيقِيَّاتُ al-ʔifrīqiyyātu |
إِفْرِيقِيَّاتُ ʔifrīqiyyātu |
| Accusative | إِفْرِيقِيَّاتٍ ʔifrīqiyyātin |
الْإِفْرِيقِيَّاتِ al-ʔifrīqiyyāti |
إِفْرِيقِيَّاتِ ʔifrīqiyyāti |
| Genitive | إِفْرِيقِيَّاتٍ ʔifrīqiyyātin |
الْإِفْرِيقِيَّاتِ al-ʔifrīqiyyāti |
إِفْرِيقِيَّاتِ ʔifrīqiyyāti |