العراق

Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.ʕi.raːq/

Proper noun

الْعِرَاق • (al-ʿirāq) m or f

1. Iraq (a country in Asia)
2. Origin

Usage notes

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

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 Arabic الْعِرَاق‎ (al-ʿirāq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alʕiraːɡ/, [alʕe̞raːɡ]

Proper noun

العِراق • (alʕirāg) m

1. Iraq (a country in Asia)

Related terms

• عراقي‎ (ʕirāgi)
• عراقيَّة‎ (ʕirāgiyya)