السعودية

Arabic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /as.su.ʕuː.dij.ja/, /as.sa.ʕuː.dij.ja/

Proper noun

السُّعُودِيَّة or السَّعُودِيَّة • (as-suʕūdiyya or as-saʕūdiyya) f

  1. Saudi Arabia (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East), ellipsis of اَلْمَمْلَكَةُ الْعَرَبِيَّةُ السُّعُودِيَّةُ (al-mamlakatu l-ʕarabiyyatu s-suʕūdiyyatu)

Usage notes
  • It is one of the Arabic country names which requires the definite article ال (al-).

Declension
Declension of noun السُّعُودِيَّة (as-suʕūdiyya)‎; السَّّعُودِيَّة (as-ssaʕūdiyya)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal — السُّعُودِيَّة‎; السَّّعُودِيَّة
as-suʕūdiyya‎; as-ssaʕūdiyya		 —
Nominative — السُّعُودِيَّةُ‎; السَّّعُودِيَّةُ
as-suʕūdiyyatu‎; as-ssaʕūdiyyatu		 —
Accusative — السُّعُودِيَّةَ‎; السَّّعُودِيَّةَ
as-suʕūdiyyata‎; as-ssaʕūdiyyata		 —
Genitive — السُّعُودِيَّةِ‎; السَّّعُودِيَّةِ
as-suʕūdiyyati‎; as-ssaʕūdiyyati		 —

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

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic السُّعُودِيَّة (as-suʕūdiyya).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ssʕuː.dij.je/, [(ɪ)s.sʕuˈdij.je]
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Proper noun

السعودية • (is-sʕūdiyye) f

  1. Saudi Arabia (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
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