النمسا
Arabic
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /an.nam.saː/, /an.nim.saː/
Proper noun
النَّمْسَا or النِّمْسَا • (an-namsā or an-nimsā) f
- Austria (a country in Central Europe)
Declension
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| Informal | — | النَّمْسَا; النِّمْسَا an-namsā; an-nimsā |
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| Nominative | — | النَّمْسَا; النِّمْسَا an-namsā; an-nimsā |
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| Accusative | — | النَّمْسَا; النِّمْسَا an-namsā; an-nimsā |
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| Genitive | — | النَّمْسَا; النِّمْسَا an-namsā; an-nimsā |
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Derived terms
- نِمْسَاوِيّ (nimsāwiyy), نَمْسَاوِيّ (namsāwiyy)
See also
- جُمْهُورِيَّة النَّمْسَا (jumhūriyyat an-namsā), جُمْهُورِيَّة اَلنِّمْسَا (jumhūriyyat an-nimsā)
References
- 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
النمسا on the Arabic Wikipedia.Wikipedia ar
South Levantine Arabic
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Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish نمچه (nemçe, “Austrian”).
Related terms
- نمساوي (nimsāwi, “Austrian”)
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