الإسكندرية

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Arabic

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia), full name Ἀλεξάνδρεια ἡ κατ’ Αἴγυπτον (Alexándreia hē kat’ Aígupton, Alexandria in Egypt), with initial Ἀλ- (Al-) reanalyzed as the Arabic definite article, metathesis of ξ /ks/ to /sk/ and the ending -εια (-eia) (pronounced /ia/ in Koine Greek) assimilated to the common Arabic feminine adjectival ending ـِيَّة (-iyya).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /al.ʔis.kan.da.rij.ja/
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Proper noun

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الْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّة (al-ʔiskandariyyaf

  1. Alexandria (a city in Egypt)
  2. Alexandria (a governorate of Egypt)
  3. Alexandria (a city in Virginia, United States)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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