Pantelleria

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian Pantelleria, from Sicilian Pantiddirìa, from Arabic بِنْتُ الرِّياح (bintu ar-riyāḥ, daugther of the winds), perhaps through a dialectal Arabic form with a genitive particle (equivalent to a theoretical Maltese *bint tar-rjieħ, *bint tal-irjieħ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌpæntəˈlɛəɹiə/, /ˌpʌntəˈlɛəɹiə/

Proper noun

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Pantelleria

  1. An inhabited volcanic island belonging to the province of Trapani, Sicily, between Italy and Tunisia.

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Sicilian Pantiddirìa, from Arabic بِنْتُ الرِّياح (bintu ar-riyāḥ, daugther of the winds), perhaps through a dialectal Arabic form with a genitive particle (equivalent to a theoretical Maltese *bint tar-rjieħ, *bint tal-irjieħ). The island was Arabic-speaking until the 18th century. Its older Latin name was Cossura.

Proper noun

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Pantelleria f

  1. Pantelleria (Sicilian island)

Derived terms

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