الكويت
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Arabic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Has the form of a diminutive from a purported root ك و ت (k-w-t) (per Wehr).[1]. It's one of the Arabic country names, which requires the definite article اَل (al-).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
الْكُوَيْت • (al-kuwayt) f
Declension[edit]
Declension of noun الْكُوَيْت (al-kuwayt)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | الْكُوَيْت al-kuwayt |
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| Nominative | — | الْكُوَيْتُ al-kuwaytu |
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| Accusative | — | الْكُوَيْتَ al-kuwayta |
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| Genitive | — | الْكُوَيْتِ al-kuwayti |
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Derived terms[edit]
- كُوَيْتِيّ (kuwaytiyy)
References[edit]
- ^ Wehr, Hans (1979), “كوت”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-003-4
