غينيا

Arabic

Etymology

Internationalism. Perhaps from English Guinea and/or French Guinée. Doublet of جُنَيْه (junayh).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣiː.ni.jaː/, /ɣiːn.jaː/, /ɡiː.ni.jaː/, (less common) /ɡiːn.jaː/

Proper noun

غِينِيَا or غِينْيَا or غِينِيَا or غِينْيَا • (ḡīniyā or ḡīnyā or gīniyā or gīnyāf

  1. Guinea (a country in West Africa)