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User:Roger.M.Williams Is there any evidence of the existence of this word? I can't find it in any dictionary, and I am not really familiar with Gulfi dialects.
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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
The diminutive form of an unattested {{m|ar|*كُوت}}, from {{der|ar|hi|कोट|t=fort}}. It's one of the Arabic country names which require the definite article {{m|ar|ال}}.
Popularly said to be derived from {{m|ar|الْكُوت}}, found in several placenames around the Gulf. Ultimately of obscure meaning and origin. Compare {{der|ar|hi|कोट|t=fort}}. It is one of the Arabic country names which require the definite article {{m|ar|ال}}.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
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{{ar-proper noun|الْكُوَيْت|f}}
{{ar-proper noun|الْكُوَيْت|f}}


# {{tcl|ar|Kuwait|id=Q817}}.
# {{place|ar|country|r/Western Asia|in the|r/Middle East|t1=Kuwait}}
# {{place|ar|capital city|c/Kuwait|t1=Kuwait City}}
# {{tcl|ar|Kuwait City|id=Q35178}}.


====Declension====
====Declension====
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====Descendants====
====Descendants====
* {{desc|aii|ܟܘܵܝܬ|bor=1}}
* {{desc|en|Kuwait|Kuwait City}}
* {{desc|nb|Kuwait|bor=1}}
* {{desc|nb|Kuwait|bor=1}}
* {{desc|ota|کویت|tr=Kuveyt}}
** {{desc|tr|Kuveyt}}

==Hijazi Arabic==
[[File:KWT_orthographic.svg|thumb|150px|{{lang|acw|الكويت}}]]
[[File:Flag_of_Kuwait.svg|thumb|230px|{{lang|acw|عَلَم الكويت}}]]

===Etymology===
From {{inh|acw|ar|الْكُوَيْت}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{IPA|acw|/al.ku.weːt/|[al.kʊ.we̞ːt]}}

===Proper noun===
{{acw-proper noun|g=f|head=الكُويت|tr=al-kuwēt}}

# {{tcl|acw|Kuwait|id=Q817}}
# {{tcl|acw|Kuwait City|id=Q35178}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|acw|كويتي|tr=kuwēti|t=[[Kuwaiti]]}} {{q|masculine}}
* {{l|acw|كويتية|tr=kuwētiyya|t=[[Kuwaiti]]}} {{q|feminine}}

Latest revision as of 21:44, 8 April 2024

See also: کویت and كويت

Arabic

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Arabic Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Popularly said to be derived from الْكُوت (al-kūt), found in several placenames around the Gulf. Ultimately of obscure meaning and origin. Compare Hindi कोट (koṭ, “fort”). It is one of the Arabic country names which require the definite article ال (al-).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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الْكُوَيْت • (al-kuwayt) f

  1. Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East).
  2. Kuwait City (the capital city of Kuwait).

Declension

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Declension of noun الْكُوَيْت (al-kuwayt)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal — الْكُوَيْت
al-kuwayt 		—
Nominative — الْكُوَيْتُ
al-kuwaytu 		—
Accusative — الْكُوَيْتَ
al-kuwayta 		—
Genitive — الْكُوَيْتِ
al-kuwayti 		—

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܟܘܵܝܬ (kwāyt)
  • English: Kuwait, Kuwait City
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: Kuwait
  • Ottoman Turkish: کویت (Kuveyt)

Hijazi Arabic

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الكويت
عَلَم الكويت

Etymology

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From Arabic الْكُوَيْت (al-kuwayt).

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /al.ku.weːt/, [al.kʊ.we̞ːt]

Proper noun

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الكُويت • (al-kuwēt) f

  1. Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
  2. Kuwait City (the capital city of Kuwait)
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