بولندا

Arabic

Etymology

From English Poland.

The synonym is from French Pologne. Preference for one or the other depends on the main contact language of a given region or speaker. However, the English form is sometimes considered more desirable because it rules out confusion with Bologna.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bu.lan.daː/, /boː.lan.daː/, /poː.lan.daː/

Proper noun

بُولَنْدَا • (bulandā, bōlandā, pōlandā) f

  1. Poland (a country in Central Europe)
    Synonym: بُولُونِيَا (bōlōniyā, pōlōniyā)

Declension
Declension of noun بُولَنْدَا (būlandā)
Singular singular invariable
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal — بُولَنْدَا
būlandā		 —
Nominative — بُولَنْدَا
būlandā		 —
Accusative — بُولَنْدَا
būlandā		 —
Genitive — بُولَنْدَا
būlandā		 —

Derived terms
  • بُولَنْدِيّ (bulandiyy, bōlandiyy, pōlandiyy)

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

Hijazi Arabic
بولندا
عَلَم بولندا

Etymology

From Arabic بُولَنْدَا (būlandā).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /boː.lan.da/, /poː.lan.da/

Proper noun

بولندا • (bōlanda or pōlanda) f

  1. Poland (a country in Central Europe)
  • بولَنْدي (bōlandi, pōlandi)
  • بولَنْدِيَّة (bōlandiyya, pōlandiyya)

South Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic بُولَنْدَا (būlandā).

Proper noun

بولندا • (bōlanda) f

  1. Poland (a country in Central Europe)
  • بولندي (bōlandi, “Polish”)
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