al-Andalus

See also: Al-Andalus and al-Ándalus

English

Alternative forms

• Al-Andalus, Andalus

Etymology

An unadapted borrowing from Arabic الْأَنْدَلُس (al-ʔandalus). See Andalusia for more.

Pronunciation

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɑl ændəˈlus/, /ˌæl ændəˈlus/, /ˌæl ɑndəˈlus/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌæl ændəˈluːs/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -uːs

Proper noun

al-Andalus

1. (historical) The Muslim-ruled region in what is now Spain and Portugal (from 711–1492 C.E.).

Related terms

• Andalusi

Translations

Islamic Iberia

• Arabic: اَلْأَنْدَلُس (ar) (al-ʔandalus)
• Azerbaijani: Əndəlüs
• Catalan: Al-Àndalus
• Dutch: Al-Andalus
• Esperanto: Al-Andalus
• Finnish: Al-Andalus
• French: al-Andalus (fr)
• German: Al-Andalus (de)
• Greek: Αλ-Άνταλους (Al-Ántalous)
• Hebrew: אל־אנדלוס (al-andalus)
• Hindi: अन्दलुस (andalus)​
• Italian: al-Andalus
• Japanese: アンダルス (Andarusu)
• Kurdish:

  Central Kurdish: ئەندەلوس (endelus)

  Northern Kurdish: Endulus

• Marathi: अंदलुस (andlus)
• Norwegian: Al-Andalus
• Persian: اندلس (fa) (andalos)
• Polish: Al-Andalus
• Portuguese: Al-Andalus m, al-Andalus m
• Russian: Аль-А́ндалус m (Alʹ-Ándalus)
• Spanish: al-Ándalus (es) m
• Swedish: Al-Andalus
• Tajik: Андалус (Andalus)
• Turkish: Endülüs (tr)

  Ottoman Turkish: اندلس (endülüs)

• Urdu: اندلس (andalus)

Further reading

• al-Andalus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Alternative forms

• Al-Andalus, Andalus

Etymology

An unadapted borrowing from Arabic الْأَنْدَلُس (al-ʔandalus).

Proper noun

al-Andalus m

1. al-Andalus

Related terms

• Andalousie

Italian

Alternative forms

• Andalus

Etymology

An unadapted borrowing from Arabic الْأَنْدَلُس (al-ʔandalus).

Proper noun

al-Andalus m

1. al-Andalus

Related terms

• Andalusia

Further reading

• al-Andalus in Treccani.it – Dizionario di Storia (2010), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌaw.ɐ̃.daˈlu(j)s/ [ˌaʊ̯.ɐ̃.daˈlu(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌaw.ɐ̃.daˈlu(j)s/ [ˌaʊ̯.ɐ̃.daˈlu(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌaw.ɐ̃.daˈlu(j)ʃ/ [ˌaʊ̯.ɐ̃.daˈlu(ɪ̯)ʃ]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌal.ɐ̃.dɐˈluʃ/ [ˌaɫ.ɐ̃.dɐˈluʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌal.ɐ̃.dɐˈluʃ/ [ˌaɫ.ɐ̃.dɐˈluʃ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌa.li.ɐ̃.dɐˈluʃ/

Proper noun

al-Andalus m

1. alternative spelling of Al-Andalus