Word "flag" in Arabic

Last modified: 2007-10-27 by antónio martins
Keywords: علم | عَلَم | ʿalam | لوأ | liwaʿ | راية | rayah | بنديرة | bandera |
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• Word " علم "
• Word " عَلَم "
• Word " ʿalam "
• Word " لوأ "
• Word " liwaʿ "
• Word " راية "
• Word " rayah "
• Word " بنديرة "
• Word " bandera "

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Word " علم " (="flag, banner")

Word:

علم

Image:

Transliteration:

ʕlm

Script:

Arabic

Etym. family:

*ala

Meaning:

flag, banner

Word " عَلَم "

Word:

عَلَم

Image:

Transliteration:

ʕᵃlᵃm

Script:

Arabic

Variant:

acceptable spelling variant of "علم"

Remarks:

spelling for didactic purposes

Word " ʿalam "

Word:

ʿalam

Image:

Script:

Latin

Variant:

alternate transcription of "عَلَم"

Word " لوأ " (="banner, flag, standard")

Word:

لوأ

Image:

Transliteration:

luaˀ

Script:

Arabic

Etym. family:

(uniques)

Meaning:

banner, flag, standard

Word " liwaʿ "

Word:

liwaʿ

Image:

Script:

Latin

Variant:

alternate transcription of "لوأ"

Word " راية " (="banner, flag")

Word:

راية

Image:

Transliteration:

rāiẗ

Script:

Arabic

Etym. family:

(uniques)

Meaning:

banner, flag

In the translations section of the English Wiktionary page about "flag", the Arabic word for flag, "راية | "raiẗ", is misspelled as "رایة", using instead of the regular Arabic "ي|i" the similar Farsi-only letter "ی|ẏ" — which looks either like an Arabic "i" or like an Arabic "alef maksura" ("ى|y"). It looks the same, but it is wrong. (I’m warning, in case you wonder, as I did.)
António Martins, 15 Aug 2007

Word " rayah "

Word:

rayah

Script:

Latin

Variant:

alternate transcription of "راية"

Word " بنديرة " (="pennon, flag, banner, ensign")

Word:

بنديرة

Image:

Transliteration:

bndirẗ

Script:

Arabic

Etym. family:

*band-

Meaning:

pennon, flag, banner, ensign

Word " bandera "

Word:

bandera

Script:

Latin

Variant:

alternate transcription of "بنديرة"

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