صقلية
Arabic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sˤi.qil.lij.ja/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σικελία (Sikelía).
Proper noun
صِقِلِّيَّة • (ṣiqilliyya) f
- Sicily (the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, an autonomous region of Italy, close to Africa and separated from Tunisia and Libya by the Strait of Sicily)
Declension
| singular | singular diptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | — | صِقِلِّيَّة ṣiqilliyya |
— |
| nominative | — | صِقِلِّيَّةُ ṣiqilliyyatu |
— |
| accusative | — | صِقِلِّيَّةَ ṣiqilliyyata |
— |
| genitive | — | صِقِلِّيَّةَ ṣiqilliyyata |
— |
Descendants
- Maltese: Sqallija
- → Azerbaijani: Siqilliyyə
- → Ottoman Turkish: صقلیه (sıkılliye)
- Turkish: Sıkılliye
- → Persian: صقلیه (seqelliyye)
- → Tajik: Сиқиллия (Siqilliya)
- → Urdu: صقلیہ
- → Uzbek: Siqilliya
Etymology 2
Noun
صِقِلِّيَّة • (ṣiqilliyya) f (plural صِقِلِّيَّات (ṣiqilliyyāt), masculine صِقِلِّيّ (ṣiqilliyy))
- female equivalent of صِقِلِّيّ (ṣiqilliyy)
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | صِقِلِّيَّة ṣiqilliyya |
الصِّقِلِّيَّة aṣ-ṣiqilliyya |
صِقِلِّيَّة ṣiqilliyyat |
| nominative | صِقِلِّيَّةٌ ṣiqilliyyatun |
الصِّقِلِّيَّةُ aṣ-ṣiqilliyyatu |
صِقِلِّيَّةُ ṣiqilliyyatu |
| accusative | صِقِلِّيَّةً ṣiqilliyyatan |
الصِّقِلِّيَّةَ aṣ-ṣiqilliyyata |
صِقِلِّيَّةَ ṣiqilliyyata |
| genitive | صِقِلِّيَّةٍ ṣiqilliyyatin |
الصِّقِلِّيَّةِ aṣ-ṣiqilliyyati |
صِقِلِّيَّةِ ṣiqilliyyati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | صِقِلِّيَّتَيْن ṣiqilliyyatayn |
الصِّقِلِّيَّتَيْن aṣ-ṣiqilliyyatayn |
صِقِلِّيَّتَيْ ṣiqilliyyatay |
| nominative | صِقِلِّيَّتَانِ ṣiqilliyyatāni |
الصِّقِلِّيَّتَانِ aṣ-ṣiqilliyyatāni |
صِقِلِّيَّتَا ṣiqilliyyatā |
| accusative | صِقِلِّيَّتَيْنِ ṣiqilliyyatayni |
الصِّقِلِّيَّتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣiqilliyyatayni |
صِقِلِّيَّتَيْ ṣiqilliyyatay |
| genitive | صِقِلِّيَّتَيْنِ ṣiqilliyyatayni |
الصِّقِلِّيَّتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣiqilliyyatayni |
صِقِلِّيَّتَيْ ṣiqilliyyatay |
| plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | صِقِلِّيَّات ṣiqilliyyāt |
الصِّقِلِّيَّات aṣ-ṣiqilliyyāt |
صِقِلِّيَّات ṣiqilliyyāt |
| nominative | صِقِلِّيَّاتٌ ṣiqilliyyātun |
الصِّقِلِّيَّاتُ aṣ-ṣiqilliyyātu |
صِقِلِّيَّاتُ ṣiqilliyyātu |
| accusative | صِقِلِّيَّاتٍ ṣiqilliyyātin |
الصِّقِلِّيَّاتِ aṣ-ṣiqilliyyāti |
صِقِلِّيَّاتِ ṣiqilliyyāti |
| genitive | صِقِلِّيَّاتٍ ṣiqilliyyātin |
الصِّقِلِّيَّاتِ aṣ-ṣiqilliyyāti |
صِقِلِّيَّاتِ ṣiqilliyyāti |
Adjective
صِقِلِّيَّة • (ṣiqilliyya) f
- feminine singular of صِقِلِّيّ (ṣiqilliyy)
Etymology 3
Short for لُغَة صِقِلِّيَّة (luḡa siqilliyya, “Sicilian language”).
Noun
صِقِلِّيَّة • (ṣiqilliyya) f
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | صِقِلِّيَّة ṣiqilliyya |
الصِّقِلِّيَّة aṣ-ṣiqilliyya |
صِقِلِّيَّة ṣiqilliyyat |
| nominative | صِقِلِّيَّةٌ ṣiqilliyyatun |
الصِّقِلِّيَّةُ aṣ-ṣiqilliyyatu |
صِقِلِّيَّةُ ṣiqilliyyatu |
| accusative | صِقِلِّيَّةً ṣiqilliyyatan |
الصِّقِلِّيَّةَ aṣ-ṣiqilliyyata |
صِقِلِّيَّةَ ṣiqilliyyata |
| genitive | صِقِلِّيَّةٍ ṣiqilliyyatin |
الصِّقِلِّيَّةِ aṣ-ṣiqilliyyati |
صِقِلِّيَّةِ ṣiqilliyyati |
Further reading
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “صقلية”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN