استيطان

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Arabic

Noun

اِسْتِيطَان (istīṭānm

  1. verbal noun of اِسْتَوْطَنَ (istawṭana) (form X)
  2. immigration
  3. settling down
  4. settling, settlement, colonization

Declension

South Levantine Arabic

Root
و ط ن
6 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic اِسْتِيطَان (istīṭān). Equivalent to the verbal noun of استوطن (istawṭan, to settle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /is.tiː.tˤaːn/,
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

استيطان (istīṭānm

  1. settling
  2. colonialisation