Irāka

See also: iraka and Irākā

Latvian

Irāka (Āzijā)

Irākas karogs

Etymology

Via some other European language, ultimately a Middle East term, possibly from Akkadian 𒌷𒀕 (/⁠Uruk⁠/), (Biblical Erech), from Sumerian 𒌷𒀕 (/⁠Unug⁠/), the name of a city-state region in the south of ancient Iraq. Medieval Arabic uses Iraq as a geographical term for the area in the south and center of the modern Iraq. Some Arabic sources say that Iraq comes from عَرِيق (ʕarīq, “deep-rooted”), from عِرْق (ʕirq, “root”), while others say it is from Middle Persian erāq (“lowlands”), due to historic rule from Iraq's plateau-situated neighbor, Persia.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Irāka f (4th declension)

1. Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

   Irākas karogs ― the flag of Iraq

   Irākas valdība ― the government of Iraq

   Irākas karš ― the Iraq war

   ASV un sabiedrotie uzbruka Irākai bez ANO sankcijas ― the USA and its allies attacked Iraq without UN sanction

Declension

Declension of Irāka (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	Irāka	—
accusative (akuzatīvs)	Irāku	—
genitive (ģenitīvs)	Irākas	—
dative (datīvs)	Irākai	—
instrumental (instrumentālis)	Irāku	—
locative (lokatīvs)	Irākā	—
vocative (vokatīvs)	Irāka	—

Synonyms

• Irākas Republika

Related terms

• irākietis, irākiete
• irākisks