خليجي

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Arabic

Etymology

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of خَلِيج (ḵalīj, bay, gulf) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy)

Pronunciation

Adjective

خَلِيجِيّ (ḵalījiyy) (feminine خَلِيجِيَّة (ḵalījiyya), masculine plural خَلِيجِيُّون (ḵalījiyyūn), feminine plural خَلِيجِيَّات (ḵalījiyyāt))

  1. having to do with a gulf or bay
  2. Gulf; having to do with the Persian Gulf
  3. Gulf, khaleeji; coming from one of the Arab states of the Persian Gulf

Declension

Noun

خَلِيجِيّ (ḵalījiyym, plural خَلِيجِيُّون (ḵalījiyyūn), feminine خَلِيجِيَّة (ḵalījiyya)

  1. someone from one of the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, khaleeji

Declension