English
Iraq
Iraq comes from Arabic عِرَاق ‘shore, edge, any land next to water’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentعِرَاقʕirāq‘shore, edge, any land next to water’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentالْعِرَاقal-ʕirāq
- Englishearliest quotation 2007Iraq
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Arabicc. 500–presentعِرَاقʕirāq‘shore, edge, any land next to water’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentالْعِرَاقal-ʕirāq
- Englishearliest quotation 2007Iraq
Earliest quotation: 2007, Paul Tait, M-16s a step forward for Iraqi forces, says US: “The AK-47s handed in would then be registered in…”
Every English word from Arabic عِرَاق
Today it means
name A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Iraq. Capital and largest city: Baghdad.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic عِرَاق / Iraq