برتقال

See also: پرتقال

Arabic

Alternative forms

• بُرْتُقَان (burtuqān)

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek πορτοκάλι (portokáli), from Venetian portogallo, ultimately from Portuguese Portugal. Compare الْبُرْتُغَال (al-burtuḡāl, “Portugal”), taken directly from the Portuguese or through a Romance cognate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bur.tu.qaːl/

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  • (Kuwaiti) IPA^(key): /bʊrtəqɑːl/

Noun

بُرْتُقَال • (burtuqāl) m (collective, singulative بُرْتُقَالَة f (burtuqāla))

1. (uncountable) orange, oranges

Declension

Declension of noun بُرْتُقَال (burtuqāl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بُرْتُقَال burtuqāl	الْبُرْتُقَال al-burtuqāl	بُرْتُقَال burtuqāl
Nominative	بُرْتُقَالٌ burtuqālun	الْبُرْتُقَالُ al-burtuqālu	بُرْتُقَالُ burtuqālu
Accusative	بُرْتُقَالًا burtuqālan	الْبُرْتُقَالَ al-burtuqāla	بُرْتُقَالَ burtuqāla
Genitive	بُرْتُقَالٍ burtuqālin	الْبُرْتُقَالِ al-burtuqāli	بُرْتُقَالِ burtuqāli

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “برتقال”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 63