الأندلس
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Arabic
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *Vandalicia (“land of the Vandals”), or possibly from Vandalic *Wandalitia (“land of the Vandals”) (or *Vandalitia) of the same Latin source, from Proto-Germanic *wandilaz. Alternatively, Halm (1989) suggests it may derive from (unattested) Gothic *𐌻𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍄𐍃 (*landahlauts), from 𐌻𐌰𐌽𐌳 (land, “land”) + 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍄𐍃 (hlauts, “allotment, inheritance”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
الْأَنْدَلُس or الْأَنْدُلُس • (al-ʔandalus or al-ʔandulus) f
Declension
Declension of noun الْأَنْدَلُس (al-ʔandalus); الْأَنْدُلُس (al-ʔandulus)
| Singular | basic singular diptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | الْأَنْدَلُس; الْأَنْدُلُس al-ʔandalus; al-ʔandulus |
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| Nominative | — | الْأَنْدَلُسُ; الْأَنْدُلُسُ al-ʔandalusu; al-ʔandulusu |
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| Accusative | — | الْأَنْدَلُسَ; الْأَنْدُلُسَ al-ʔandalusa; al-ʔandulusa |
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| Genitive | — | الْأَنْدَلُسِ; الْأَنْدُلُسِ al-ʔandalusi; al-ʔandulusi |
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Derived terms
- أَنْدَلُسِيّ (ʔandalusiyy)