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إِيطالِيّ
Italian /ʔiː.tˤaː.ˈliː/
adjectiveB2#3239 most common
Also: an Italian (person), of or relating to Italy
Example sentences
هُوَ رَجُلٌ إيطالِيٌّ.
He is an Italian man.
أَنا أُحِبُّ الطَّعامَ الإيطالِيَّ.
I love Italian food.
صَديقَتي إيطالِيَّةٌ وتَسْكُنُ في روما.
My friend is Italian and lives in Rome.
تَعَلَّمْتُ اللُّغَةَ الإيطالِيَّةَ في الجامِعَةِ لِمُدَّةِ عامَيْنِ.
I studied the Italian language at university for two years.
يُعْتَبَرُ الطِّرازُ المِعْماريُّ الإيطالِيُّ مِنْ أَرْقى الطُّرُزِ في أوروبّا.
Italian architectural style is considered among the finest styles in Europe.
أَسْهَمَتِ النَّهْضَةُ الإيطالِيَّةُ إسْهاماً كَبيراً في تَشْكيلِ الفِكْرِ الأوروبِّيِّ الحَديثِ.
The Italian Renaissance contributed greatly to shaping modern European thought.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | إيطاليٌّ | إيطاليُّونَ |
| Genitive | إيطاليٍّ | إيطاليِّينَ |
| Accusative | إيطاليّاً | إيطاليِّينَ |
| Vocative | يا إيطاليُّ | يا إيطاليُّونَ |
Word family
إيطالياItaly
إيطالِيَّةItalian (feminine form)
الإيطالِيَّةthe Italian language
إيطالِيُّونItalians (masculine plural)
Etymology
The word comes from إيطاليا (Italia), the Arabic name for Italy, itself borrowed from the Latin and Italian form of the country's name. Arabic attaches the nisba suffix -iyy to place names to form adjectives of origin, turning Italia into Italian. The root of Italia itself is disputed and predates Latin, so no clear deeper root is given here.
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