Iraq

== English == === Alternative forms === Irak, Irack (dated, rare) 'Irâq, Irâq, 'Irāq, Irāq, ʿIrāq (rare) === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic الْعِرَاق (al-ʕirāq, “Iraq”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɪˈɹɑːk/, /ɪˈɹæk/ (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ɪˈɹæk/, /ɪˈɹɑk/, (proscribed) /aɪˈɹæk/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ɪˈɹɐːk/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /əˈɹɐːk/ Rhymes: -ɑːk, -æk === Proper noun === Iraq (plural Iraqs) A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Iraq. Capital and largest city: Baghdad. (historical) An expansive medieval region of West Asia, including not only the modern territories of Iraq but also large parts of western Iran (the so-called Persian Iraq). Synonym: Two Iraqs ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === Baghdad Appendix:Countries of the world === Anagrams === Qira, qari, riq'a == Asturian == === Proper noun === Iraq m Iraq (a country in West Asia in the Middle East) ==== Related terms ==== iraquí == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [iˈɾak] === Proper noun === Iraq m Iraq (a country in West Asia in the Middle East) ==== Derived terms ==== iraquià == Central Nahuatl == === Proper noun === Iraq Iraq (a country in West Asia in the Middle East) == Crimean Tatar == === Proper noun === Iraq Iraq (a country in West Asia in the Middle East) == French == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Iraq m alternative spelling of Irak: Iraq (a country in West Asia in the Middle East) == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /iˈrak/, /ˈi.rak/ Rhymes: -ak, -irak Hyphenation: I‧ràq, Ì‧raq === Proper noun === Iraq m Iraq (a country in West Asia in the Middle East) ==== Derived terms ==== iracheno === References === == Maltese == === Etymology === Internationalism, ultimately from Arabic الْعِرَاق (al-ʕirāq). The pronunciation with /ʔ/ is probably spelling-based, but perhaps reinforced by a learned understanding that the Arabic ق (q) corresponds to Maltese q. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪˈraːʔ/ Rhymes: -aːʔ === Proper noun === L-Iraq m Iraq (a country in West Asia in the Middle East; official name: Repubblika tal-Iraq) == Spanish == === Proper noun === Iraq m superseded spelling of Irak, deprecated in 2010 by the Royal Spanish Academy