العراق

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ع ر ق‎ (ʿ-r-q). It is one of the Arabic country names which requires the definite article ال‎ (al-).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /al.ʕi.raːq/

Proper noun

الْعِرَاق • (al-ʿirāq) m or f

  1. Iraq
  2. Origin

Usage notes
  • Unlike the majority of country names, الْعِرَاق‎ (al-ʿirāq) is usually a masculine noun.

Declension
Declension of noun الْعِرَاق (al-ʿirāq)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal — الْعِرَاق
al-ʿirāq		 —
Nominative — الْعِرَاقُ
al-ʿirāqu		 —
Accusative — الْعِرَاقَ
al-ʿirāqa		 —
Genitive — الْعِرَاقِ
al-ʿirāqi		 —

References
  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “عرق”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Hijazi Arabic
العراق
عَلَم العراق

Etymology

From the root ع ر ق‎ (ʿ-r-q), related to "root" or "to sweat". It’s one of the Hejazi Arabic country names which require the definite article ال‎ (al-).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /alʕiraːɡ/, [alʕe̞raːɡ]

Proper noun

العِراق • (alʿirāg) m

  1. Iraq
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