إفرنج

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Persian فرنگ (farang), from Old French franc. An appellation given originally, by the Arabs, to the French; and afterwards to all Europeans except those of the Turkish Empire

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʔif.rand͡ʒ/, /ʔif.rind͡ʒ/

Noun[edit]

إِفْرَنْج or إِفْرِنْج (ʔifranj or ʔifrinjm (collective, singulative إِفْرَنْجِيّ m (ʔifranjiyy) or إِفْرِنْجِيّ m (ʔifrinjiyy))

  1. Franks
  2. (historical) Europeans

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