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إنجليزي

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Arabic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Relative adjective (nisba) composed of إِنْجْلِيز (ʔinglīz, Englishmen) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy), likely from Italian inglese.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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إِنْجْلِيزِيّ (ʔinglīziyy) (feminine إِنْجْلِيزِيَّة (ʔinglīziyya), masculine plural إِنْجْلِيز (ʔinglīz), feminine plural إِنْجْلِيزِيَّات (ʔinglīziyyāt))

  1. Pertaining to England
  2. Pertaining to English-speaking countries
  3. Pertaining to the English language

Declension

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References

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

Noun

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إِنْجْلِيزِيّ (ʔinglīziyym (plural إِنْجْلِيز (ʔinglīz), feminine إِنْجْلِيزِيَّة (ʔinglīziyya))

  1. Englishman
  2. English language

Declension

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References

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

South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic إِنْجْلِيزِيّ (ʔinjlīziyy).

Adjective

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إنجليزي (ʔinglīzi)

  1. Alternative spelling of إنكليزي

Noun

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إنجليزي (ʔinglīzim

  1. Alternative spelling of إنكليزي