Algiers

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ɑlˈɣiːrs/

proper noun

Definitions

Algiers (capital city in Algeria)

Etymology

Derived from Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر (islands).

Origin

Arabic

اَلْجَزَائِر

Gloss

islands

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Algeria English
Algiers English
Algeria Italian
Alger French
Algérie French
Argelia Spanish, Castilian
اَلْجَزَائِر Arabic
الجزایر Persian
Cezayir Turkish