How to Say "Countries" in Arabic

دول

dawwala/daw.wa.la/

The Arabic word for "countries" is دول (dawwala).

دول refers to independent political entities that possess their own government and territory.

How do you pronounce it?

The romanization is dawwala and the IPA is /daw.wa.la/. It has 3 syllables.

The root of دول (d-w-l) is fundamentally connected to the concept of 'rotation' or 'turning'. This implies that a 'dawla' is something that turns or changes over time, such as the rise and fall of power.
While دول refers to political entities, the word for a physical land or territory is often بلاد (bilad), which carries a more geographical or ancestral connotation.
The term 'dawla' can also refer to a specific 'dynasty' or 'regime' in historical Arabic texts, describing the era controlled by a particular ruling family.

يتحدثون الإسبانية في عشرين دولة.
Spanish is spoken in twenty countries.
This sentence is useful for showing how to use دول when discussing languages spoken in different countries.
Tatoeba #5120317 by damascene, translation #462474 by lukaszpp
إتحدت الدول الثلاث ليكوّنوا دولة واحدة.
These three countries were united into one.
This sentence is useful for showing how to use دول when describing the unification of several countries.
Tatoeba #371382 by saeb, translation #55010 by Dejo
تعرّف سامي على مسلمين من دول إسلاميّة مختلفة.
Sami met Muslims from various Muslim countries.
This sentence is useful for showing how to use دول when referring to people from various Muslim countries.
Tatoeba #7298994 by OsoHombre, translation #6445615 by OsoHombre
فلسطين هي بلدي.
Palestine is my country.
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Ziad and Sarah are discussing their travel plans.

زياد Ziad

ما هي الدول التي تريدين زيارتها؟
Ma hiya ad-duwal allati turidina ziyarataha?
Which countries do you want to visit?
سارة Sara

أريد زيارة دول جديدة في آسيا.
Uridu ziyarata duwal jadida fi Asiya.
I want to visit new countries in Asia.
زياد Ziad

هل جهزتِ حقيبتكِ للسفر؟
Hal jahazti haqibataki lis-safar?
Have you prepared your bag for the trip?
سارة Sara

ليس بعد، سأبدأ غداً.
Laysa ba'd, sa-abda'u ghadan.
Not yet, I will start tomorrow.

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