المكسيك

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Arabic

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Etymology

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From French Mexique. It's one of the Arabic country names which require the definite article اَل (al-).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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الْمَكْسِيك (al-maksīkf

  1. Mexico (a country in North America)

Usage notes

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  • This is one of the country names which requires the definite article ال (al-).

Declension

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References

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

South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic الْمَكْسِيك (al-maksīk), from French Mexique.

Proper noun

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المكسيك (il-maksīkf

  1. Mexico (a country in North America)
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