Iraq
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See also: İraq
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English[edit]
Flag of Iraq: اللّٰه أكبر
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly from 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 (ʿarīq, “deep-rooted”), from عِرْق (ʿirq, “root”), while others say it is from Middle Persian's erāq (“lowlands”), due to historic rule from Iraq's plateau-situated neighbor, Persia.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɪˈɹɑːk/, /ɪˈɹak/
- (Australia) IPA(key): /ɪˈɹak/
- (US) IPA(key): /ɪˈɹæk/, /ɪˈɹɑːk/, /aɪˈɹæk/
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Audio (US) (file)
Proper noun[edit]
Iraq
- Country in Mesopotamia that borders on Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria and Turkey. Official name: Republic of Iraq.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
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Anagrams[edit]
Asturian[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Iraq m
- Iraq (country)
Related terms[edit]
Catalan[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Iraq m
Derived terms[edit]
Italian[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Iraq
Derived terms[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Iraq m
- Alternative spelling of Irak
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