البندقية

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Arabic

Etymology

Ultimately from Venetan venèdego (Venetian), formally reshaped by folk etymology بُنْدُق (bunduq, hazelnut) +‎ ـِيَّة (-iyya). Possibly mediated by Ottoman Turkish وندیك (venedik) from German Venedig.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

الْبُنْدُقِيَّة (al-bunduqiyyaf

  1. Venice (the regional capital of Veneto, Italy)

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