كينيا
Kīnyā
The English phrase Kenya is translated into Arabic as كينيا (Kīnyā).
كينيا is the name of the country located in Eastern Africa.
Meaning: country in Eastern Africa (name)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is Kīnyā.
Did you know?
- When referring to a person from كينيا, Arabic uses the adjective كينياوي, adding a specific suffix to transform the country name into a nationality.
- In certain handwritten styles of Arabic, the connecting line between the 'n' (ن) and the 'y' (ي) in كينيا can be stretched to fill space, a technique known as 'kashida'.
- In Arabic, the name كينيا is categorized as a 'non-Arabic' proper noun, which means it follows different grammar rules for pluralization than indigenous Arabic words.
Examples in context
- استقلت كينيا عام 1963.Kenya became independent in 1963.This sentence is useful for stating the year Kenya became independent using كينيا.Tatoeba #628735 by Samer, translation #62582 by CK
- أنا أحب السفر إلى كينيا.ana uhibbu as-safara ila kīnyā.I love traveling to Kenya.
- هل زرت كينيا من قبل؟hal zurta kīnyā min qabl?Have you visited Kenya before?
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about their travel plans at a cafe.
- يوسف Youssefهل ستذهبين إلى كينيا في الصيف؟hal satadhhabīna ilā kīnyā fī as-sayf?Are you going to Kenya in the summer?
- مريم Maryamنعم، سأسافر إلى كينيا الشهر القادم.na'am, sa-usāfiru ilā kīnyā ash-shahr al-qādim.Yes, I will travel to Kenya next month.
- يوسف Youssefهذا رائع يا مريم!hādhā rā'i' yā Maryam!That is wonderful, Maryam!
- مريم Maryamشكراً لك يا يوسف.shukran laka yā Yūsuf.Thank you, Yusuf.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
