العقبة

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South Levantine Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic الْعَقَبَة (al-ʕaqaba), short form of عَقَبَةْ آيْلَة (ʕaqabat ʔāyla, the mountain-pass of Ayla).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /il.ʕa.qa.be/, [ilˈʕɑ.qɑ.be]
  • IPA(key): /il.ʕa.qa.ba/, [ilˈʕɑ.qɑ.ba]
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Proper noun[edit]

العقبة (il-ʕaqabef

  1. Aqaba (a port city in Jordan)