النمسا

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Arabic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish نمچه (nemçe, “Austrian”), from Proto-Slavic *němьcь (“German”). During the Ottoman period, Austria (the Habsburg Empire) was the most significant German-speaking country.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /an.nam.saː/, /an.nim.saː/

Proper noun

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النَّمْسَا or النِّمْسَا • (an-namsā or an-nimsā) f

  1. Austria (a country in Central Europe)

Declension

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Declension of noun النَّمْسَا (an-namsā)‎; النِّمْسَا (an-nimsā)
Singular singular invariable
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal — النَّمْسَا‎; النِّمْسَا
an-namsā‎; an-nimsā 		—
Nominative — النَّمْسَا‎; النِّمْسَا
an-namsā‎; an-nimsā 		—
Accusative — النَّمْسَا‎; النِّمْسَا
an-namsā‎; an-nimsā 		—
Genitive — النَّمْسَا‎; النِّمْسَا
an-namsā‎; an-nimsā 		—

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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

Further reading

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South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish نمچه (nemçe, “Austrian”).

Proper noun

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النمسا • (in-nimsa) f

  1. Austria (a country in Central Europe)
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