عراق

See also: العراق and عراف

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْعِرَاق (al-ʕirāq, “Iraq”), of uncertain derivation. Possibly from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Sumerian “Uruk” or “Warka” (Biblical “Erech”) region in the south of ancient Iraq. Medieval Arabic uses ‘Iraq’ as a geographical term for the area in the south and center of the modern Iraq. Some Arabic sources say that Iraq comes from عَرِيق (ʕarīq, “deep-rooted”), from عِرْق (ʕirq, “root”), while others say it is from Middle Persian's [script needed] (ˀl'k' /⁠erāg⁠/, “lowlands”), due to historic rule from Iraq's plateau-situated neighbor, Persia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔæˈɾɒːɣ], [ʔeˈɾɒːɣ]

Proper noun

Dari	عراق
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Ироқ

عراق • ('arâq, 'erâq)

1. Iraq
2. Origin

Derived terms

• عراق عرب ('erâq-e 'arab)
• عراق عجم ('erâq-e 'ajam)

Related terms

• عراقی ('erâqi, 'arâqi)

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Urdu

Proper noun

عراق • ('irāq) f (Hindi spelling इराक़)

1. Iraq

Related terms

• عراقی ('irāqī)