السعودية

Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /as.su.ʕuː.dij.ja/, /as.sa.ʕuː.dij.ja/

Proper noun

السُّعُودِيَّة or السَّعُودِيَّة • (as-suʕūdiyya or as-saʕūdiyya) f

1. Saudi Arabia (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East), ellipsis of اَلْمَمْلَكَةُ الْعَرَبِيَّةُ السُّعُودِيَّةُ (al-mamlakatu l-ʕarabiyyatu s-suʕūdiyyatu)

Usage notes

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

Declension

Declension of noun السُّعُودِيَّة (as-suʕūdiyya)‎; السَّّعُودِيَّة (as-ssaʕūdiyya)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	السُّعُودِيَّة‎; السَّّعُودِيَّة as-suʕūdiyya‎; as-ssaʕūdiyya	—
Nominative	—	السُّعُودِيَّةُ‎; السَّّعُودِيَّةُ as-suʕūdiyyatu‎; as-ssaʕūdiyyatu	—
Accusative	—	السُّعُودِيَّةَ‎; السَّّعُودِيَّةَ as-suʕūdiyyata‎; as-ssaʕūdiyyata	—
Genitive	—	السُّعُودِيَّةِ‎; السَّّعُودِيَّةِ as-suʕūdiyyati‎; as-ssaʕūdiyyati	—

Related terms

• سُعُودِيّ (suʕūdiyy), سَعُودِيّ (saʕūdiyy)

References

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

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic السُّعُودِيَّة (as-suʕūdiyya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ssʕuː.dij.je/, [(ɪ)s.sʕuˈdij.je]

• Audio (Ramallah)

  (file)

Proper noun

السعودية • (is-sʕūdiyye) f

1. Saudi Arabia (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

Related terms

• سعودي (sʕūdi, “Saudi”)