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إِسْبانِيّ
Spanish /ʔɪs.baːˈniː/
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Also: Spaniard, of Spain
Example sentences
هُوَ رَجُلٌ إِسْبانِيٌّ.
He is a Spanish man.
أَنا أَتَعَلَّمُ اللُّغَةَ الإِسْبانِيَّةَ.
I am learning the Spanish language.
صَدِيقَتِي إِسْبانِيَّةٌ مِنْ مَدْريد.
My friend is Spanish, from Madrid.
يُعْجِبُنِي الطَّعامُ الإِسْبانِيُّ كَثِيرًا.
I like Spanish food a lot.
شَهِدَ الاقْتِصادُ الإِسْبانِيُّ نُمُوًّا مُلْحوظًا هذا العامَ.
The Spanish economy saw notable growth this year.
تَأَثَّرَتِ العِمارَةُ الإِسْبانِيَّةُ بِالطِّرازِ الإِسْلامِيِّ خِلالَ العُصورِ الوُسْطى.
Spanish architecture was influenced by Islamic style during the Middle Ages.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | إِسْبانِيٌّ | إِسْبانِيُّونَ |
| Genitive | إِسْبانِيٍّ | إِسْبانِيِّينَ |
| Accusative | إِسْبانِيًّا | إِسْبانِيِّينَ |
| Vocative | يا إِسْبانِيُّ | يا إِسْبانِيُّونَ |
Word family
إِسْبانِياSpain
إِسْبانِيَّةSpanish (feminine form)
إِسْبانِيُّونSpaniards
الإِسْبانِيَّةthe Spanish language
Etymology
The word comes from إِسْبانِيا (Isbāniyā), the Arabic name for Spain, borrowed from Latin Hispania. Arabic adds the nisba suffix ـِيّ to the place name to turn it into an adjective meaning 'of Spain' or 'Spanish'. The ultimate origin of Hispania itself is debated, with theories pointing to Phoenician or pre-Roman Iberian roots rather than a clear Indo-European source.
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