Etymology

Iraqi

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Today it means: Of, from, or pertaining to Iraq, or the Iraqi people. Full definition →

Arabic عِرَاقِيّ
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromعِرَاقِيّ“Iraqi”
  2. English todayIraqi

Borrowed from Arabic عِرَاقِيّ (ʕirāqiyy, “Iraqi”), equivalent to Iraq + -i.

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