إنجليزي

Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔin.ɡliː.zijj/, /ʔin.ɡi.liː.zijj/
  • (Kuwait) IPA(key): /ɪŋɡɪleːzi/

Adjective

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

References

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

Noun

إِنْجْلِيزِيّ • (ʔinglīziyy) m, plural إِنْجْلِيز (ʔinglīz), feminine إِنْجْلِيزِيَّة (ʔinglīziyya)

  1. Englishman
  2. English language

Declension

References

  • 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

Etymology

From Arabic إِنْجْلِيزِيّ (ʔinjlīziyy).

Adjective

إنجليزي • (ʔinglīzi)

  1. Alternative spelling of إنكليزي

Noun

إنجليزي • (ʔinglīzi) m

  1. Alternative spelling of إنكليزي
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