المكسيك

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Arabic[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From French Mexique. It's one of the Arabic country names which require the definite article اَل (al-).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

الْمَكْسِيك (al-maksīkf

  1. Mexico (a country in North America)

Usage notes[edit]

  • This is one of the country names which requires the definite article ال (al-).

Declension[edit]

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References[edit]

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

South Levantine Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic الْمَكْسِيك (al-maksīk), from French Mexique.

Proper noun[edit]

المكسيك (il-maksīkf

  1. Mexico (a country in North America)

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