أمريكي
amrīkī
The English word "american" is translated into Arabic as أمريكي (amrīkī).
This term refers to anything pertaining to the United States, its people or its culture.
Meaning: of or pertaining to the U.S., its people or its culture (adj)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The masculine plural is أمريكيون, while the feminine plural for American women is أمريكيات.
How do you pronounce it?
amrīkī
Did you know?
- In some Arabic-speaking media, 'American' is sometimes synonymous with 'Western' in a broader geopolitical sense, a nuance that does not exist in the English word.
- The suffix ـِيّ in أمريكي is a productive grammatical tool in Arabic used to turn almost any noun into an adjective of belonging or origin.
- When referring to the United States as a country, speakers often say الولايات المتحدة, but أمريكا is used in casual conversation to mean the same thing.
Examples in context
- هي إفريقية أمريكية مسلمة.She's a Muslim African-American.This sentence uses أمريكي to describe an African-American person.Tatoeba #11664144 by dididodo, translation #8145152 by Amastan
- كانت ليلى تتكلّم العربيّة لكنّها كانت أمريكيّة.Layla spoke Arabic but was American.This sentence uses أمريكي to describe a person's nationality.Tatoeba #6561246 by OsoHombre, translation #6078047 by OsoHombre
- كانا سامي و ليلى أسرة مثاليّة في مدينة أمريكيّة مثاليّة.Sami and Layla were a picture perfect family in a picture perfect American town.This sentence uses أمريكي to describe an American town.Tatoeba #6571827 by OsoHombre, translation #6567033 by OsoHombre
- إنه أميركي يعيش في نيويورك.He is an American living in New York.
- هذا شخص أمريكي محترم ومتعلم.This is a respectful and educated American person.
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Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries أمريكي, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
