الكويت

الكُويت (canonical)
al-kuwēt (romanization)

Kuwait City (the capital city of Kuwait)


الرياض

acw-proper noun

الرِّيَاض • (ar-riyāḍ) f

الرِّيَاض (canonical)
ar-riyāḍ (romanization)

Riyadh (the capital city of Saudi Arabia)


القاهرة

القاهرة • (algāhra) f


القدس

Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)


ليل

ليل • (līl) f


جدة

Jeddah (a port city in Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia)


طوكيو

طوكْيو • (ṭōkyu) f

Tokyo (a prefecture, the capital city of Japan)


الدوحة

الدوحة • (ad-dōḥa) f


نيويورك

نِيُو يورك or نْيُو يورك • (niyūyōrk or nyūyōrk) f

نِيُو يورك (canonical)
نْيُو يورك (canonical)
niyūyōrk (romanization)
nyūyōrk (romanization)

New York City (a city in New York, United States)


سرقسطة

سَرَقُسْطَة • (sargusṭa) f

سَرَقُسْطَة (canonical)
sargusṭa (romanization)

Learned borrowing from Arabic سَرَقُسْطَة (saraqusṭa).


بورصة

acw-proper noun

بورصة • (būrṣa) f


روما

روما • (rōma) f

Learned borrowing from Arabic رُومَا (rōma).


أوسلو

acw-proper noun

أوسْلو • (ʔōslu or ʔōslō) f

أوسْلو (canonical)
ʔōslu (romanization)
ʔōslō (romanization)

bor

Arabic أُوسْلُو (ʔūslū)


كوبنهاقن

acw-proper noun

كوبنهاقن • (kōbinhāgin) f

Copenhagen (the capital city of Denmark)


بخارى

بُخارى • (buḵāra) f

بُخارى (canonical)
buḵāra (romanization)


شكاقو

شِكَاقو • (šikāgu) f

شِكَاقو (canonical)
šikāgu (romanization)

From English Chicago, from Miami šikaakwa (“wild leek, ramp; striped skunk”).

der

Alternative forms: شيكاقو (šīkāgu), شيكاغو (šīkāgu)

Chicago (a city in Illinois, United States)


أقادير

acw-proper noun

أَقَادِير • (ʔagādīr) f

أَقَادِير (canonical)
ʔagādīr (romanization)

Learned borrowing from Arabic أَكَادِير (ʔagādīr), from a Berber language (compare Central Atlas Tamazight and Tashelhit ⴰⴳⴰⴷⵉⵔ (agadir, “wall”)), ultimately from Punic 𐤂𐤃𐤓 (gdr /gādīr/, “wall”).

cog

Alternative form: أَغَادير (ʔaḡādīr)


برشلونة

acw-proper noun

برشلونة • (baršalōna) f

Learned borrowing from Arabic بَرْشَلُونة (baršalūna).

lbor

Barcelona (the capital city of Catalonia, Spain)


كييف

acw-proper noun

كييف • (kiyīf or kiyēf or kiyīv or kiyēv) f

kiyīf (romanization)
kiyēf (romanization)
kiyīv (romanization)
kiyēv (romanization)

From Ukrainian Ки́їв (Kýjiv) or Russian Ки́ев (Kíjev).


سنقافورة

سِنْقافورة (canonical)
singāfōra (romanization)
singāfūra (romanization)

From Malay Singapura, from Sanskrit सिंहपुर (siṃhá-pura), from सिंह (siṃha, “lion”) + पुर (pura, “city”).

compound

Alternative form: سِنْغافورة (sinḡāfōra)

Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia)


بانكوك

acw-proper noun

بانكوك • (bānkōk) f


القطيف

head

القَطيف • (al-gaṭīf) f

القَطيف (canonical)
al-gaṭīf (romanization)

Eastern Province
Eastern Province#English

Qatif (a city in the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia)


مالقة

مَالقة (canonical)
Mālga (romanization)
Mālaga (romanization)

Learned borrowing from Arabic مَالَقَة (mālaqa), q.v.

lbor

Alternative form: ملقا (Malaga)


قرطبة

acw-proper noun

قُرْطُبَة • (gurṭuba) f

قُرْطُبَة (canonical)
gurṭuba (romanization)

Learned borrowing from Arabic قُرْطُبَة (qurṭuba).


بلنسية

acw-proper noun

بَلَنْسِيَة or بَلِنْسِيَة • (balansiya or balinsiya) f

بَلَنْسِيَة (canonical)
بَلِنْسِيَة (canonical)
balansiya (romanization)
balinsiya (romanization)

Learned borrowing from Arabic بَلَنْسِيَة (balansiya), from Latin Valentia.


هونق كونق

acw-proper noun

هونق كونق • (hōng kōng) f

[ho̞ːŋɡ ko̞ːŋɡ]

From English Hong Kong, from Cantonese 香港 (hoeng1 gong2, “Fragrant Harbor”).

Alternative form: (common spelling) هونغ كونغ (hōnḡ kōnḡ)

Hong Kong (a city, island, and special administrative region in southeastern China)


قادس

قادِس • (gādis) f

From Arabic قَادِس (qādis), from Latin Gādēs, from Ancient Greek Γάδειρα (Gádeira), from Phoenician 𐤂𐤃𐤓 (gdr /gādēr, gādīr/).


براق

Prague (the capital city of the Czech Republic)


كلونيا

Alternative form: (common spelling) كولونيا (kōlōnya)

North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia#English

Cologne (the largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in northwestern Germany)


لشبونة

lišbōna (romanization)
lišbūna (romanization)

Learned borrowing from Arabic لِشْبُونَة (lišbūna).

lbor

Iberian Peninsula
Iberian Peninsula#English

Lisbon (a port city on the Iberian Peninsula, at the mouth of the Tagus River on the Atlantic Ocean; capital city of Portugal)


بورتو

bōrtu (romanization)
pōrtu (romanization)

Porto (a city and municipality, the district capital of Porto district, Portugal)


فانكوفر

فانْكوفر (canonical)
fānkūfar (romanization)
vānkūvar (romanization)


الطايف

acw-proper noun

الطَّايف • (aṭ-ṭāyif) f

الطَّايف (canonical)
aṭ-ṭāyif (romanization)

inh

Arabic الطّائِف (aṭ-ṭāʔif)


ريقا

acw-proper noun

ريقا • (rīga) f

Alternative form: ريغا (rīga)


الجبيل

Jubail (a city in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia)


نابلي

نابُلي (canonical)
nābuli (romanization)
nāpuli (romanization)


شانقهاي

شانْقْهاي • (šānghāy) f

شانْقْهاي (canonical)
šānghāy (romanization)

From Chinese 上海 (Shànghǎi, literally “Upon-the-Sea”).

bor

Alternative forms: شانغهاي (šānḡhāy), شنقهاي (šangahāy), شنغهاي (šanḡhāy)


حران

acw-proper noun

حَرَّان • (ḥarrān) f

حَرَّان (canonical)
ḥarrān (romanization)


القنفذة

القَطيف (canonical)
al-gunfuḏa (romanization)

Al Qunfudhah (a city in the Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia)