إريتريا
Arabic
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian (l')Eritrea, first used in Italian as an ellipsis of la Colonia eritrea (“Italian Eritrea”, literally “the Erythraean colony”), from eritrea, feminine of eritreo (“Erythraean (of or relating to the Erythraean Sea)”), from Latin erythraeus (“reddish”), from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔi.riːt.ri.jaː/
Declension
Declension of noun إِرِيتْرِيَا (ʔirītriyā)
| Singular | singular invariable | ||
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| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | إِرِيتْرِيَا ʔirītriyā |
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| Nominative | — | إِرِيتْرِيَا ʔirītriyā |
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| Accusative | — | إِرِيتْرِيَا ʔirītriyā |
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| Genitive | — | إِرِيتْرِيَا ʔirītriyā |
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Related terms
- إِرِيتْرِيّ (ʔirītriyy)
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