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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From {{etyl|grc|ar}} {{m|grc|Ἀλεξάνδρεια}}, full name {{m|grc|Ἀλεξάνδρεια ἡ κατ' Αἴγυπτον||[[Alexandria]] in [[Egypt]]}}, with initial {{m|grc||Ἀλ-}} assimilated to the Arabic definite article and the ending {{m|grc||-εια}} (pronounced {{IPAchar|/ia/}} in {{etyl|grc-koi|-}}) assimilated to the common Arabic ending {{m|ar|ـِيَّة}}.
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}}.


===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] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "grc-koi" is not valid. See WT:LOL.) 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-ʔiskandariyyaf

  1. Alexandria, a city in Egypt
  2. Alexandria, Virginia, a city in the United States

Declension

Descendants

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “إسكندرية”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN