عاصمة

Algerian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic عَاصِمة (ʕāṣima).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕaː.sˤi.ma/

Noun

عاصمة (ʿāṣima) f (plural عواصم (ʿawāṣim))

  1. capital (city)
  2. Algiers (the capital city of Algeria)

Arabic

Root
ع ص م (ʕ-ṣ-m)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕaː.sˤi.ma/
  • (file)
    • (Hijazi) IPA(key): /ʕaːsˤ.ma/

Noun

عَاصِمَة • (ʕāṣima) f (plural عَوَاصِم (ʕawāṣim))

  1. capital city

Declension

References

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

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic عَاصِمَة (ʕāṣima).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʕɑːˈsˤɪmæ]

Noun

عاصمة • (ʿāṣima) f (plural عواصم (ʿawāṣim))

  1. capital (city)
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