Falasteen

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Transliteration of South Levantine Arabic فلسطين (falasṭīn), from Arabic فِلَسْطِين (filasṭīn), from Ancient Greek Παλαιστίνη (Palaistínē). Doublet of Palestine and Philistine.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fələˈstiːn/
  • Rhymes: -iːn

Proper noun

Falasteen

  1. (rare outside Arab communities) Palestine (a country in Western Asia)

Derived terms

  • Falasteeni
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