العراق

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ع ر ق‎ (ʿ-r-q). It’s one of the Arabic country names which require the definite article ال‎ (al-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.ʕi.raːq/

Proper noun

الْعِرَاق • (al-ʿirāq) m, f

1. Iraq
2. Origin

Usage notes

• Unlike the majority of country names الْعِرَاق‎ (al-ʿirāq) is usually a masculine, rarely feminine.

Declension

Declension of noun الْعِرَاق (al-ʿirāq)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	الْعِرَاق al-ʿirāq	—
Nominative	—	الْعِرَاقُ al-ʿirāqu	—
Accusative	—	الْعِرَاقَ al-ʿirāqa	—
Genitive	—	الْعِرَاقِ al-ʿirāqi	—

Related terms

• عِرَاقِيّ‎ (ʿirāqiyy)
• عِرَاقِيَّة‎ (ʿirāqiyya)

References

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

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Hijazi Arabic

العراق

عَلَم العراق

Etymology

From the root ع ر ق‎ (ʿ-r-q), related to "root" or "to sweat". It’s one of the Hejazi Arabic country names which require the definite article ال‎ (al-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alʕiraːɡ/, [alʕe̞raːɡ]

Proper noun

العِراق • (alʿirāg) m

1. Iraq

Related terms

• عراقي‎ (ʿirāgi)
• عراقيَّة‎ (ʿirāgiyya)