"أم القرى" meaning in Arabic

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Proper name

IPA: /ʔumm al.qu.raː/
Etymology: أُمّ (ʔumm) + قُرَى (qurā), literally “the mother of cities”. Etymology templates: {{af|ar|أُمّ|قُرَى|lit=the mother of cities}} أُمّ (ʔumm) + قُرَى (qurā), literally “the mother of cities” Head templates: {{ar-proper noun|أُمّ الْقُرَى|f}} أُمّ الْقُرَى • (ʔumm al-qurā) f Inflection templates: {{ar-decl-noun|أُمّ|idafa=def|mod=قُرَى}} Forms: أُمّ الْقُرَى [canonical], ʔumm al-qurā [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], - [indefinite, informal, singular, triptote], أُمّ الْقُرَى [definite, informal, singular, triptote], - [construct, informal, singular, triptote], - [indefinite, nominative, singular, triptote], أُمُّ الْقُرَى [definite, nominative, singular, triptote], - [construct, nominative, singular, triptote], - [accusative, indefinite, singular, triptote], أُمَّ الْقُرَى [accusative, definite, singular, triptote], - [accusative, construct, singular, triptote], - [genitive, indefinite, singular, triptote], أُمِّ الْقُرَى [definite, genitive, singular, triptote], - [construct, genitive, singular, triptote]
  1. Mecca Synonyms: مَكَّة, بَكَّة
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        },
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      "ipa": "/ʔumm al.qu.raː/"
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
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        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
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        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
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        "Arabic multiword terms",
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        "Mecca"
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          "Mecca",
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        {
          "word": "مَكَّة"
        },
        {
          "word": "بَكَّة"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʔumm al.qu.raː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "أم القرى"
}

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