أم القرى

Arabic

Etymology

أُمّ (ʔumm) + قُرَى (qurā), literally the mother of cities.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔumm al.qu.raː/

Proper noun

أُمّ الْقُرَى • (ʔumm al-qurā) f

  1. Mecca
    Synonyms: مَكَّة (makka), بَكَّة (bakka)

Declension

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