This list of Arabic exonyms includes names that are significantly different from the names of the same places in other languages, as well as names of
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...
origin in countries (especially Spain) where Arabic is no longer spoken. Some of these
exonym
An endonym (from Greek: , 'inner' + , 'name'; also known as autonym) is a common, ''native'' name for a geographical place, group of people, individual person, language or dialect, meaning that it is used inside that particular place, group, ...
s are no longer in use, these are marked by italics.
Places not mentioned are generally referred to in Arabic by their respective names in their native languages, adapted to
Arabic phonology
While many languages have numerous dialects that differ in phonology, the contemporary spoken Arabic language is more properly described as a varieties of Arabic, continuum of varieties. This article deals primarily with Modern Standard Arabic ...
as necessary.
Austria
France
Georgia
Germany
Gibraltar
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Malta
Montenegro
Netherlands
Portugal
Spain
Sweden
Turkmenistan
See also
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List of Arabic place names
This is a list of traditional Arabic place names. This list includes:
* Places involved in the history of the Arab world and the Arabic names given to them.
* Places whose official names include an Arabic form.
* Places whose names originate fro ...
References
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Exonym
An endonym (from Greek: , 'inner' + , 'name'; also known as autonym) is a common, ''native'' name for a geographical place, group of people, individual person, language or dialect, meaning that it is used inside that particular place, group, ...
Lists of exonyms