Iraq
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English
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Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic الْعِرَاق (al-ʕirāq, “Iraq”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɪˈɹɑːk/, /ɪˈɹak/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ɪˈɹak/
- (US) IPA(key): /ɪˈɹæk/, /ɪˈɹɑk/, /aɪˈɹæk/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːk, -æk
Proper noun
Iraq (plural Iraqs)
- A country in Western Asia, in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Iraq. Capital and largest city: Baghdad.
- (historical) An expansive medieval region of Western Asia, including not only the modern territories of Iraq but also large parts of western Iran (the so-called Persian Iraq).
- Synonym: Two Iraqs
Derived terms
Translations
country
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See also
- Baghdad
- Appendix:Countries of the world
- (countries of Asia) country of Asia; Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, East Timor, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
Anagrams
Asturian
Proper noun
Iraq m
- Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
Related terms
Catalan
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Iraq m
- Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
Derived terms
Central Nahuatl
Proper noun
Iraq
- Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
Crimean Tatar
Proper noun
Iraq
- Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
French
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Iraq m
- Alternative spelling of Irak: Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
Italian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Iraq m
- Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
Derived terms
References
- ^ Iraq in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Maltese
Etymology
Internationalism, ultimately from Arabic الْعِرَاق (al-ʕirāq). The pronunciation with /ʔ/ is probably spelling-based, but perhaps reinforced by a learned understanding that the Arabic ق (q) corresponds to Maltese q.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
L-Iraq m
- Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East; official name: Repubblika tal-Iraq)
Spanish
Proper noun
Iraq m
- Alternative spelling of Irak: Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
Categories:
- English terms borrowed from Arabic
- English terms derived from Arabic
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- Rhymes:English/ɑːk
- Rhymes:English/ɑːk/2 syllables
- Rhymes:English/æk
- Rhymes:English/æk/2 syllables
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English words containing Q not followed by U
- en:Iraq
- en:Countries in Asia
- en:Countries
- English terms with historical senses
- en:Historical and traditional regions
- Asturian lemmas
- Asturian proper nouns
- Asturian masculine nouns
- ast:Iraq
- ast:Countries in Asia
- ast:Countries
- Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Catalan terms with audio links
- Catalan lemmas
- Catalan proper nouns
- Catalan masculine nouns
- ca:Iraq
- ca:Countries in Asia
- ca:Countries
- Central Nahuatl lemmas
- Central Nahuatl proper nouns
- nhn:Iraq
- nhn:Countries in Asia
- nhn:Countries
- Crimean Tatar lemmas
- Crimean Tatar proper nouns
- crh:Iraq
- crh:Countries in Asia
- crh:Countries
- French terms with audio links
- French lemmas
- French proper nouns
- French masculine nouns
- fr:Iraq
- fr:Countries in Asia
- fr:Countries
- Italian 2-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/ak
- Rhymes:Italian/ak/2 syllables
- Rhymes:Italian/irak
- Rhymes:Italian/irak/2 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian proper nouns
- Italian masculine nouns
- it:Iraq
- it:Countries in Asia
- it:Countries
- Maltese internationalisms
- Maltese terms derived from Arabic
- Maltese 2-syllable words
- Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Maltese lemmas
- Maltese proper nouns
- Maltese masculine nouns
- mt:Iraq
- mt:Countries in Asia
- mt:Countries
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish proper nouns
- Spanish masculine nouns
- es:Iraq
- es:Countries in Asia
- es:Countries