العقبة

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic الْعَقَبَة‎ (al-ʕaqaba), short form of عَقَبَةْ آيْلَة‎ (ʕaqabat ʔāyla, “the mountain-pass of Ayla”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /il.ʕa.qa.be/, [ilˈʕɑ.qɑ.be]
  • IPA(key): /il.ʕa.qa.ba/, [ilˈʕɑ.qɑ.ba]
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Proper noun

العقبة • (il-ʕaqabe) f

  1. Aqaba (a port city in Jordan)
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