اليونان

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Arabic[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἰωνία (Iōnía, Ionia), through Persian یونان (yunân). It’s one of the Arabic country names which require the definite article اَل (al-).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

اَلْيُونَان (al-yūnānf

  1. Greece (a country in Southeast Europe)

Declension[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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

Hijazi Arabic[edit]

اليونان
عَلَم اليونان

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Arabic الْيُونَان (al-yūnān), from Ancient Greek Ἰωνία (Iōnía, Ionia).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /al.juː.naːn/, /al.joː.naːn/

Proper noun[edit]

اليونان (al-yūnānf

  1. Greece (a country in Southeast Europe)

South Levantine Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic اَلْيُونَان (al-yūnān).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /il.juː.naːn/, [ɪl.juːˈnaːn]

Proper noun[edit]

اليونان (il-yūnānf

  1. Greece (a country in Southeast Europe)

Related terms[edit]