النمسا

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Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish نمچه (nemçe, “Austrian”), from Proto-Slavic *němьcь (“German”). During the Ottoman period, Austria (the Habsburg Empire) was the most significant German-speaking country.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /an.nam.saː/, /an.nim.saː/

Proper noun[edit]

النَّمْسَا or النِّمْسَا • (an-namsā or an-nimsā) f

  1. Austria (a country in Central Europe)

Declension[edit]

Declension of noun النَّمْسَا (an-namsā)‎; النِّمْسَا (an-nimsā)
Singular singular invariable
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal — النَّمْسَا‎; النِّمْسَا
an-namsā‎; an-nimsā 		—
Nominative — النَّمْسَا‎; النِّمْسَا
an-namsā‎; an-nimsā 		—
Accusative — النَّمْسَا‎; النِّمْسَا
an-namsā‎; an-nimsā 		—
Genitive — النَّمْسَا‎; النِّمْسَا
an-namsā‎; an-nimsā 		—

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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

Further reading[edit]

South Levantine Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ottoman Turkish نمچه (nemçe, “Austrian”).

Proper noun[edit]

النمسا • (in-nimsa) f

  1. Austria (a country in Central Europe)

Related terms[edit]

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