برطانية

Arabic

Alternative forms

• بِرِيطانِيَا (birīṭāniyā)

Etymology

Probably from Latin Britannia.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Arabic) IPA^(key): /bi.ri.tˤaː.ni.ja/
• (Modern Standard Arabic) IPA^(key): /bar.tˤaː.ni.ja/

Proper noun

بِرِطَانِيَة or بَرْطَانِيَة • (biriṭāniya or barṭāniya) f

1. (rare or obsolete) Britain (an island in Northern Europe), Britannia

   Synonyms: إنْكِلْتِرَة (ʔinkiltira, “England”), إنْكِلْترا, إنْجِلْتِرَا (ʔinjiltirā), إنْقِلْطَارَّة (ʔinqilṭārra)

2. Brittany (an administrative region, historical province, and peninsula in northwest France)

Descendants

• → Classical Persian: برطانیه (biritâniya)
  • → Pashto: برطانيه (bartānya)
  • → Urdu: بَرْطانِیَہ (bartāniya)