أميركاني

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From أميركا (ʔamērka, “America”) +‎ ـِي (-i, nisba suffix), with a linking ن inserted both to avoid hiatus and also by association with other demonyms like طِلْيَانِي (ṭilyāni, “Italian”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔamirkaːni/ [ʔæmer-]

Noun

أميركاني • (ʔamerkāni) m (plural أميركان (ʔamerkān), feminine أميركية (ʔamerkiyye) or أميركانية (ʔamerkāniyye))

  1. American

Adjective

أميركاني • (ʔamerkāni) (feminine أميركية (ʔamerkiyye) or أميركانية (ʔamerkāniyye), masculine plural أميركان (ʔamerkān))

  1. American
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