عاصمة

Algerian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic عَاصِمة‎ (ʿāṣima).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaː.sˤi.ma/

Noun

عاصمة (ʿāṣima) f (plural عواصم‎ (ʿawāṣim))

1. capital (city)
2. Algiers (the capital city of Algeria)

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Arabic

Etymology

From root ع ص م‎ (ʿ-ṣ-m)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕaː.sˤi.ma/

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Noun

عَاصِمَة • (ʿāṣima) f (plural عَوَاصِم‎ (ʿawāṣim))

1. capital (city)

Declension

Declension of noun عَاصِمَة (ʿāṣima)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَاصِمَة ʿāṣima	الْعَاصِمَة‎ al-ʿāṣima	عَاصِمَة ʿāṣimat
Nominative	عَاصِمَةٌ ʿāṣimatun	الْعَاصِمَةُ‎ al-ʿāṣimatu	عَاصِمَةُ ʿāṣimatu
Accusative	عَاصِمَةً ʿāṣimatan	الْعَاصِمَةَ‎ al-ʿāṣimata	عَاصِمَةَ ʿāṣimata
Genitive	عَاصِمَةٍ ʿāṣimatin	الْعَاصِمَةِ‎ al-ʿāṣimati	عَاصِمَةِ ʿāṣimati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَاصِمَتَيْن‎ ʿāṣimatayn	الْعَاصِمَتَيْن‎ al-ʿāṣimatayn	عَاصِمَتَيْ‎ ʿāṣimatay
Nominative	عَاصِمَتَانِ‎ ʿāṣimatāni	الْعَاصِمَتَانِ‎ al-ʿāṣimatāni	عَاصِمَتَا‎ ʿāṣimatā
Accusative	عَاصِمَتَيْنِ‎ ʿāṣimatayni	الْعَاصِمَتَيْنِ‎ al-ʿāṣimatayni	عَاصِمَتَيْ‎ ʿāṣimatay
Genitive	عَاصِمَتَيْنِ‎ ʿāṣimatayni	الْعَاصِمَتَيْنِ‎ al-ʿāṣimatayni	عَاصِمَتَيْ‎ ʿāṣimatay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَوَاصِم‎ ʿawāṣim	الْعَوَاصِم‎ al-ʿawāṣim	عَوَاصِم‎ ʿawāṣim
Nominative	عَوَاصِمُ‎ ʿawāṣimu	الْعَوَاصِمُ‎ al-ʿawāṣimu	عَوَاصِمُ‎ ʿawāṣimu
Accusative	عَوَاصِمَ‎ ʿawāṣima	الْعَوَاصِمَ‎ al-ʿawāṣima	عَوَاصِمَ‎ ʿawāṣima
Genitive	عَوَاصِمَ‎ ʿawāṣima	الْعَوَاصِمِ‎ al-ʿawāṣimi	عَوَاصِمِ‎ ʿawāṣimi

References

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

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Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic عَاصِمَة‎ (ʿāṣima).

Noun

عاصمة • (ʿāṣima) f (plural عواصم‎)

1. capital (city)