الإسكندرية
Arabic
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia), full name Ἀλεξάνδρεια ἡ κατ’ Αἴγυπτον (Alexándreia hē kat’ Aígupton, “Alexandria in Egypt”), with initial Ἀλ- (Al-) interpreted as the Arabic definite article and the ending -εια (-eia) (pronounced /ia/ in Koine Greek) assimilated to the common Arabic feminine adjectival ending ـِيَّة (-iyya).
Pronunciation
In Egyptian Arabic, pronounced as if written الْإِسْكِنْدِرِيَّة (al-ʾiskindiriyya).
Proper noun
الْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّة • (al-ʾiskandariyya) f
- Alexandria, a city in Egypt
- Alexandria, Virginia, a city in the United States
Declension
Declension of noun الْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّة (al-ʾiskandariyya)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | الْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّة al-ʾiskandariyya |
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| Nominative | — | الْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ al-ʾiskandariyyatu |
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| Accusative | — | الْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةَ al-ʾiskandariyyata |
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| Genitive | — | الْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةِ al-ʾiskandariyyati |
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Descendants
- Bashkir: Искәндәриә (Iskändäriä)
- Turkish: İskenderiye
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “إسكندرية”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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