خليجي

Arabic

Etymology

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of خَلِيج (ḵalīj, bay, gulf) + ـِيّ (-iyy)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xa.liː.d͡ʒijj/

Adjective

خَلِيجِيّ • (ḵalījiyy) (feminine خَلِيجِيَّة (ḵalījiyya), masculine plural خَلِيجِيُّون (ḵalījiyyūn), feminine plural خَلِيجِيَّات (ḵalījiyyāt))

  1. having to do with a gulf or bay
  2. Gulf; having to do with the Persian Gulf
  3. Gulf, khaleeji; coming from one of the Arab states of the Persian Gulf

Declension

Noun

خَلِيجِيّ • (ḵalījiyy) m, plural خَلِيجِيُّون (ḵalījiyyūn), feminine خَلِيجِيَّة (ḵalījiyya)

  1. someone from one of the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, khaleeji

Declension

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