إفريقية

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Etymology 1

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From Ancient Greek Ἀφρική (Aphrikḗ).

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔif.riː.qi.ja/, /ʔif.riːq.ja/

Proper noun

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إِفْرِيقِيَة (ʔifrīqiyaf (Classical Arabic)

  1. Africa (Roman province and later historical region of the Caliphate era): North African territory comprising the eastern part of the Constantinois (eastern Algeria), Tunis (Tunisia) and Tripolitania (western Libya)
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Descendants
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  • Ottoman Turkish: افریقیه (efrikıye)

References

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  • “Ifriqiya”, in Larousse.fr - Encyclopédie[1], (Can we date this quote?), archived from the original on 8 August 2021

Etymology 2

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Inflected form

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Adjective

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إِفْرِيقِيَّة (ʔifrīqiyyaf

  1. feminine singular of إِفْرِيقِيّ (ʔifrīqiyy, African)

Noun

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إِفْرِيقِيَّة (ʔifrīqiyyaf (plural إِفْرِيقِيَّات (ʔifrīqiyyāt), masculine إِفْرِيقِيّ (ʔifrīqiyy))

  1. female equivalent of إِفْرِيقِيّ (ʔifrīqiyy, African):
    1. an African woman
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