إِسْبَانِيَة
ʔisbāniyafeminine
Spain in Arabic is إِسْبَانِيَة (ʔisbāniya). Wiktionary also lists إِسْبَانِيَا (ʔisbāniyā) and أَسْبَانِيَا (ʔasbāniyā).
Meaning: country in Europe (name)
Ways to say it
| Arabic | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| إِسْبَانِيَة | ʔisbāniya | feminine |
| إِسْبَانِيَا | ʔisbāniyā | feminine |
| أَسْبَانِيَا | ʔasbāniyā | feminine |
All forms provided refer to the country of Spain in Europe. While the names refer to the nation, related adjective forms are used to describe people or the language.
Which one should you use?
إِسْبَانِيَا is the most common way to refer to the country in everyday speech, whereas إِسْبَانِيَة is often used in formal contexts or news.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Egyptian Arabic, people often refer to Spain as إسبانيا.
How does it change in a sentence?
To refer to a Spanish man or the Spanish language, use the masculine adjective form إِسْبَانِيّ. To refer to a Spanish woman or the Spanish language, use the feminine adjective form إِسْبَانِيَّة.
How do you pronounce it?
ʔisbāniya
Did you know?
- The term الأَنْدَلُس has become a poetic shorthand in Arabic music and poetry to represent a lost paradise or a nostalgia for a multicultural past.
- In many Arabic dialects, people may refer to a Spanish person using the term أَنْدَلُسِيّ to specifically highlight their connection to the Moorish heritage of the Iberian Peninsula.
- The Arabic word for the Spanish language, إِسْبَانِيَّة, is identical to the word for a Spanish woman. This is because in Arabic, languages are grammatically feminine.
Examples in context
- أُرِيدُ السَّفَرَ إِلَى إِسْبَانِيَة.urīdu as-safara ilā isbāniya.I want to travel to Spain.
- هَلْ زُرْتَ إِسْبَانِيَةَ مِنْ قَبْلُ؟hal zurta isbāniyata min qablu?Have you visited Spain before?
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about their vacation plans.
- ليلى Laylaهَلْ تُحِبُّ إِسْبَانِيَةَ؟hal tuḥibbu isbāniyata?Do you like Spain?
- زياد Ziadنَعَمْ، أَنا أُحِبُّ إِسْبَانِيَةَ كَثِيرًا.na‘am, ana uḥibbu isbāniyata kathīran.Yes, I like Spain very much.
- ليلى Laylaأُرِيدُ الذَّهَابَ إِلَيْهَا مَعَكَ.urīdu adh-dhahāba ilayhā ma‘aka.I want to go there with you.
- زياد Ziadهَيَّا بِنَا نُخَطِّطُ لِلرِّحْلَةِ!hayyā binā nukhaṭṭiṭu lir-riḥlati!Let's plan the trip!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “spain” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
