Iraq

• Irak (dated, rare)
• 'Irâq, Irâq, 'Irāq, Irāq, ʿIrāq (rare)

Borrowed from Arabic الْعِرَاق‎ (al-ʿirāq, “Iraq”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɪˈɹɑːk/, /ɪˈɹak/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ɪˈɹak/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ɪˈɹæk/, /ɪˈɹɑk/, /aɪ̯ˈɹæk/

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• Rhymes: -ɑːk, -æk

Iraq (plural Iraqs)

1. A country in the Middle East and Western Asia that borders on Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria, and Turkey, having Baghdad as its capital; modern Republic of Iraq (since 1958).
2. (historical) An expansive historical region of medieval Western Asia, including not only the modern territories of Iraq but also large parts of western Iran (the so-called Persian Iraq).

   Synonym: Two Iraqs

• Iraqi

• Baghdad
• Appendix:Countries of the world
• (countries of Asia) country of Asia; Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

• Qira, qari, riq'a

Iraq m

1. Iraq (country)

• iraquí

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /iˈɾak/

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Iraq m

1. Iraq

• iraquià

Iraq

1. Irak (a country in Asia)

Iraq m

1. Alternative spelling of Irak

• IPA^(key): /iˈrak/, /ˈi.rak/[1]
• Rhymes: -ak, -irak
• Hyphenation: I‧ràq, Ì‧raq

Iraq m

1. Iraq

• iracheno

Borrowed from Italian and/or English Iraq, from Arabic عِراق‎ (ʿirāq). The pronunciation with /ʔ/ is probably spelling-based, but perhaps reinforced by a learned understanding that the Arabic ق‎ (q) corresponds to Maltese q.

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈraːʔ/

Iraq m

1. Iraq

Iraq m

1. Alternative spelling of Irak