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===Etymology=== |
===Etymology=== |
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From {{der|ar|grc|Ἀλεξάνδρεια}}, full name {{m|grc|Ἀλεξάνδρεια ἡ κατ’ Αἴγυπτον||[[Alexandria]] in [[Egypt]]}}, with initial {{m|grc||Ἀλ-}} interpreted as the Arabic definite article and the ending {{m|grc||-εια}} (pronounced {{IPAchar|/ia/}} in {{etyl|grc-koi|-}}) assimilated to the common Arabic feminine adjectival ending {{m|ar|ـِيَّة}}. |
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===Pronunciation=== |
===Pronunciation=== |
Revision as of 21:32, 1 November 2016
Arabic
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia), full name Ἀλεξάνδρεια ἡ κατ’ Αἴγυπτον (Alexándreia hē kat’ Aígupton, “Alexandria in Egypt”), with initial Ἀλ- (Al-) interpreted as the Arabic definite article and the ending -εια (-eia) (pronounced /ia/ in (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Koine Greek) assimilated to the common Arabic feminine adjectival ending ـِيَّة (-iyya).
Pronunciation
In (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Egyptian Arabic, pronounced as if written الْإِسْكِنْدِرِيَّة (al-ʔiskindiriyya).
Proper noun
الْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّة • (al-ʔiskandariyya) f
- Alexandria, a city in Egypt
- Alexandria, Virginia, a city in the United States
Declension
Declension of noun الْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّة (al-ʔiskandariyya)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | — | الْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّة al-ʔiskandariyya |
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Nominative | — | الْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ al-ʔiskandariyyatu |
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Accusative | — | الْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةَ al-ʔiskandariyyata |
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Genitive | — | الْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةِ al-ʔiskandariyyati |
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Descendants
- Bashkir: Искәндәриә
- Turkish: İskenderiye
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “إسكندرية”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN