موسيقى

Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μουσική (mousikḗ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muː.siː.qaː/
  • (file)

Noun

مُوسِيقَى • (mūsīqā) f (uncountable)

  1. music

Declension

Descendants

References

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

Further reading

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مُوسِيقَى (mūsīqā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muː.siː.ɡa/, [muː.siː.qa]

Noun

موسيقى • (mūsīga) f (plural موسيقات (mūsīgāt))

  1. music

Usage notes

Both [q] and [g] pronunciations are used but [q] can be more common.

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مُوسِيقَى (mūsīqā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muː.siː.qa/

Noun

موسيقى • (mūsīqa) f (plural موسيقات (mūsīqāt) or مواسق (mwāsiq))

  1. music
    موسيقتهم عيانة.
    mūsīqthum ʕiyyāna.
    Their music is bad.
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