فرنجية

Arabic

Etymology

Relative noun (nisba) composed of فِرَنْج (firanj, “European”) +‎ ـِيَّة (-iyya). Compare Persian فرنگ (farang).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fi.ran.d͡ʒij.ja/
    • (Lebanon) IPA(key): /fran.ʒij.je/

Proper noun

فِرَنْجِيَّة • (firanjiyya) ?

  1. a surname, popular in Lebanon: Frangieh, Frangié, Franjieh, Franjiyeh
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