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Arabic
Etymology
Ultimately from Byzantine Greek Τουρκίᾱ (Tourkíā, “Turkey”), itself being Τοῦρκος (Toûrkos) (borrowed into Latin as Turcus (“A Turk, Turkish”), see there for further etymology) with suffix -ίᾱ (-íā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tur.ki.jaː/, /tur.kij.jaː/
Proper noun
تُرْكِيَا or تُرْكِيَّا • (turkiyā or turkiyyā) f
- Turkey (a country in Europe and Asia)
Declension
Declension of noun تُرْكِيَا (turkiyā); تُرْكِيَّا (turkiyyā)
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Indefinite
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Definite
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Construct
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Informal
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تُرْكِيَا; تُرْكِيَّا turkiyā; turkiyyā
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Nominative
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تُرْكِيَا; تُرْكِيَّا turkiyā; turkiyyā
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Accusative
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تُرْكِيَا; تُرْكِيَّا turkiyā; turkiyyā
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Genitive
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تُرْكِيَا; تُرْكِيَّا turkiyā; turkiyyā
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See also
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “ترك”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic تُرْكِيَّا (turkiyyā).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
تركيا • (turkiyya) f
- Turkey (a country in Europe and Asia)