الكويت
Arabic
Etymology
Popularly said to be derived from الْكُوت (al-kūt), found in several placenames around the Gulf. Ultimately of obscure meaning and origin. Compare Hindi कोट (koṭ, “fort”). It is one of the Arabic country names which require the definite article ال (al-).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
الْكُوَيْت • (al-kuwayt) f
- Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
- Kuwait City (the capital city of Kuwait)
Declension
Declension of noun الْكُوَيْت (al-kuwayt)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | — | الْكُوَيْت al-kuwayt |
— |
Nominative | — | الْكُوَيْتُ al-kuwaytu |
— |
Accusative | — | الْكُوَيْتَ al-kuwayta |
— |
Genitive | — | الْكُوَيْتِ al-kuwayti |
— |
Derived terms
- كُوَيْتِيّ (kuwaytiyy)
Descendants
- → Norwegian Bokmål: Kuwait
Categories:
- Arabic terms derived from Hindi
- Arabic 3-syllable words
- Arabic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Arabic lemmas
- Arabic proper nouns
- Arabic feminine terms lacking feminine ending
- Arabic feminine nouns
- ar:Kuwait
- ar:Countries in Asia
- ar:Countries
- ar:Cities in Kuwait
- ar:National capitals
- ar:Places in Kuwait
- Arabic nouns with basic triptote singular
- Arabic definite nouns