فرنجية

Arabic

Etymology

Relative noun (nisba) composed of فِرَنْج (firanj, “European”) +‎ ـِيَّة (-iyya). Compare Persian فرنگ (farang).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi.ran.d͡ʒij.ja/
  • (Lebanon) IPA^(key): /fran.ʒij.je/

Proper noun

فِرَنْجِيَّة • (firanjiyya) ?

1. a surname, popular in Lebanon: Frangieh, Frangié, Franjieh, Franjiyeh