الفلبين

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from French Philippines, from Spanish Filipinas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.fi.lib.biːn/

Proper noun

الْفِلِبِّين • (al-filibbīn) f

1. Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)

Usage notes

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

Declension

Declension of noun الْفِلِبِّين (al-filibbīn)

singular	basic singular diptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	—	الْفِلِبِّين al-filibbīn	—
nominative	—	الْفِلِبِّينُ al-filibbīnu	—
accusative	—	الْفِلِبِّينَ al-filibbīna	—
genitive	—	الْفِلِبِّينِ al-filibbīni	—

Related terms

• فِلِبِّينِيّ (filibbīniyy)

References

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

Hijazi Arabic

الفِلِبِّين

عَلَم الفِلِبِّين

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.fi.lib.biːn/, /al.fi.lip.piːn/

Proper noun

الفِلِبِّين • (al-filibbīn or al-filippīn) f

1. Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)

Usage notes

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

Related terms

• فِلِبِّيني (filibbīni, filippīni, “Filipino m.”)
• فِلِبِّينية (filibbīniyya, filippīniyya, “Filipina f.”)