arabizar

Portuguese

Etymology

From árabe +‎ -izar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ɾa.biˈza(ʁ)/ [a.ɾa.biˈza(h)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ɾɐ.biˈzaɾ/ [ɐ.ɾɐ.βiˈzaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ɾɐ.biˈza.ɾi/ [ɐ.ɾɐ.βiˈza.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: a‧ra‧bi‧zar

Verb

arabizar (first-person singular present arabizo, first-person singular preterite arabizei, past participle arabizado)

  1. (transitive) to Arabize (make Arab)

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Spanish

Etymology

From árabe +‎ -izar.

Pronunciation

Verb

arabizar (first-person singular present arabizo, first-person singular preterite arabicé, past participle arabizado)

  1. (transitive) to Arabize
    • 2015 July 22, “La importancia de (no) llamarse Omar”, in El País[1]:
      Muchos kurdos, turcomanos, yazidíes, shabaks y kakais eran animados a arabizar sus nombres para evitar ser discriminados en los trámites administrativos o en el trabajo.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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