العقبة

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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

  • IPA(key): /il.ʕa.qa.be/,
  • IPA(key): /il.ʕa.qa.ba/,
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Proper noun

العقبة (il-ʕaqabef

  1. Aqaba (a port city in Jordan)