سنقافورة
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Hijazi Arabic
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Singapore_in_its_region_%28zoom%29.svg/270px-Singapore_in_its_region_%28zoom%29.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/130px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png)
Etymology
[edit]From Malay Singapura, from Sanskrit सिंहपुर (siṃhá-pura), from सिंह (siṃha, “lion”) + पुर (pura, “city”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]سِنْقافورة • (singāfōra or singāfūra) f
- Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia)
- Alternative form: سِنْغافورة (sinḡāfōra)
Related terms
[edit]- سِنْقافوري (singāfōri, “Singaporean m.”)
- سِنْقافورية (singāfōriyya, “Singaporean f.”)