Meanings
proper noun
alternative Dubayy
- A city in the United Arab Emirates; the capital of Dubai emirate.
Three Philippine women working in Dubai died in their car, trapped by waters gushing down the street.
2024 April 25, Angela Dewan, “Scientists find the fingerprints of climate change on Dubai’s deadly floods”, in CNN, archived from the original on 08 Jun 2024 - An emirate of the United Arab Emirates.
Origin
- Arabicدُبَيّ
- Arabicدُبَيّ
- EnglishDubai
Borrowed from Arabic دُبَيّ (dubayy).
More words from Arabic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic دُبَيّ, إِمَارَة دُبَيّ
- دُبَيّ (dubayy)city
- إِمَارَة دُبَيّ (ʔimārat dubayy)emirate
Bengali দুবাই
- দুবাই (dubai)city
Bulgarian Дуба́й, Дуба́й
- Дуба́й (Dubáj)city
- Дуба́й (Dubáj)emirate
Catalan Dubai, Dubai
- Dubaicity
- Dubaiemirate
Chinese Cantonese 杜拜, 迪拜
- 杜拜 (dou⁶ baai³)city
- 迪拜 (dik⁶ baai³)city
Chinese Mandarin 迪拜, 杜拜
- 迪拜 (Díbài)city
- 杜拜 (Dùbài)city
- 迪拜 (Díbài)emirate
- 杜拜 (Dùbài)emirate
Czech Dubaj
- Dubajcity
Esperanto Dubajo, Dubajo
- Dubajocity
- Dubajoemirate
Finnish Dubai, Dubai
- Dubaicity
- Dubaiemirate
French Dubaï, Dubaï
- Dubaïcity
- Dubaïemirate
Greek Ντουμπάι, Ντουμπάι
- Ντουμπάι (Ntoumpái)city
- Ντουμπάι (Ntoumpái)emirate
Hebrew דובאי
- דובאיcity
Hindi दुबई, दुबई
- दुबई (dubaī)city
- दुबई (dubaī)emirate
Hungarian Dubaj
- Dubajemirate
Icelandic Dúbæ
- Dúbæcity
Japanese ドバイ, ドバイ
- ドバイ (Dobai)city
- ドバイ (Dobai)emirate
Korean 두바이, 두바이
- 두바이 (Dubai)city
- 두바이 (Dubai)emirate
Persian دبی, امارت دبی
- دبی (dobey)city
- امارت دبی (emârat-e dobey)emirate
Polish Dubaj, Dubaj
- Dubajcity
- Dubajemirate
Portuguese Dubai, Dubai
- Dubaicity
- Dubaiemirate
Punjabi ਦੁਬਈ, دُبَئی
- ਦੁਬਈ (dubaī)city
- دُبَئی (duba'ī)city
Russian Дуба́й, Дуба́й
- Дуба́й (Dubáj)city
- Дуба́й (Dubáj)emirate
Slovak Dubaj
- Dubajcity
Spanish Dubái, Dubái
- Dubáicity
- Dubáiemirate
Tamil துபாய், துபாய்
- துபாய் (tupāy)city
- துபாய் (tupāy)emirate
Thai ดูไบ
- ดูไบ (duu-bai)city
Turkish Dübey, Dubai
- Dübeycity
- Dubaicity
- Dübey Emirliğiemirate
Ukrainian Дуба́й
- Дуба́й (Dubáj)city
Urdu دبئی, امارت دبئی
- دبئی (Dubaī)city
- امارت دبئیemirate
Vietnamese Dubai
- Dubaiemirate
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Dubai
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Cite this entry
APA
Dubai. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dubai
MLA
“Dubai.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dubai. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dubai,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dubai.
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