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البرتغال

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Etymology

    Borrowed from Portuguese Portugal. Doublet of بُرْتُقَال (burtuqāl, orange).

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    الْبُرْتُغَال (al-burtuḡālf

    1. Portugal (a country in Europe)

    Usage notes

    • This is one of the country names which requires the definite article ال (al-).

    Declension

    Declension of noun الْبُرْتُغَال (al-burtuḡāl)
    singular basic singular triptote
    indefinite definite construct
    informal الْبُرْتُغَال
    al-burtuḡāl
    nominative الْبُرْتُغَالُ
    al-burtuḡālu
    accusative الْبُرْتُغَالَ
    al-burtuḡāla
    genitive الْبُرْتُغَالِ
    al-burtuḡāli

    References

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

    Hijazi Arabic

    البرتغال
    عَلَم البرتغال

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /al.bur.tu.ˈɣaːl/, /al.pur.tu.ˈɣaːl/

    Proper noun

    البُرْتُغال (al-burtuḡāl or al-purtuḡālf

    1. Portugal (a country in Europe)

    Usage notes

    • This is one of the country names which requires the definite article ال.

    South Levantine Arabic

    Etymology

      Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic الْبُرْتُغَال (al-burtuḡāl).

      Proper noun

      البرتغال (il-burtuḡālf

      1. Portugal (a country in Europe)

      See also