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South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic الْعَقَبَة (al-ʕaqaba), short form of عَقَبَةْ آيْلَة (ʕaqabat ʔāyla, “the mountain-pass of Ayla”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
العقبة • (il-ʕaqabe) f
- Aqaba (a port city in Jordan)