بريطانيا
Arabic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- بِرِطَانِيَة (biriṭāniya) — obsolete
Etymology
[edit]Internationalism, ultimately from Latin Britannia.
Proper noun
[edit]بِرِيطانِيَا • (birīṭāniyā) f
- (loosely) Britain (the United Kingdom, a kingdom and country in Northern Europe including the island of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland on the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland)
- Synonym: الْمَمْلَكَة الْمُتَّحِدَة (al-mamlaka(t) al-muttaḥida)
- Britain (great Britain, a large island (sometimes also including some of the surrounding smaller islands) off the north-west coast of Western Europe, made up of England, Scotland, and Wales; especially (but not exclusively) during antiquity)
- Synonym: بِرِيطانِيَا العُظْمَى (birīṭāniyā l-ʕuẓmā)
Declension
[edit]| singular | singular invariable | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | — | بِرِيطانِيَا biriṭāniyā |
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| nominative | — | بِرِيطانِيَا biriṭāniyā |
— |
| accusative | — | بِرِيطانِيَا biriṭāniyā |
— |
| genitive | — | بِرِيطانِيَا biriṭāniyā |
— |
Descendants
[edit]- → Afar: Biritaanyá
South Levantine Arabic
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بريطانيا
Etymology
[edit]Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic بِرِيطانِيَا (birīṭāniyā).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]بريطانيا • (biriṭānya) f
- (loosely) Britain (the United Kingdom, a kingdom and country in Northern Europe including the island of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland on the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland)
- Synonym: (colloquial) إنكلترا (ʔingeltra)
- Britain (great Britain, a large island (sometimes also including some of the surrounding smaller islands) off the north-west coast of Western Europe, made up of England, Scotland, and Wales; especially (but not exclusively) during antiquity)
Related terms
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- Arabic internationalisms
- Arabic terms derived from Latin
- Arabic lemmas
- Arabic proper nouns
- Arabic feminine nouns
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- ar:Islands
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- Arabic definite nouns
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- South Levantine Arabic terms derived from Arabic
- South Levantine Arabic terms with IPA pronunciation
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- South Levantine Arabic proper nouns
- South Levantine Arabic feminine nouns
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