Aqaba

English

Alternative forms

Akaba (dated)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic العَقَبَة (al-ʕaqaba, literally “the obstacle”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈakəbə/, enPR: ăkʹə-bə
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈɑkəbə/, /ˈɑkəbɑ/, enPR: äʹkə-bə, äʹkə-bä
Hyphenation: Aqa‧ba

Proper noun

Aqaba

A city in Jordan, on the Red Sea.

Derived terms

aqabamycin
Gulf of Aqaba

Translations

city in Jordan

Arabic: العَقَبَة f (al-ʕaqaba)
Hijazi Arabic: العَقَبة f (al-ʕagaba)
Armenian: Ակաբա (Akaba)
Azerbaijani: Aqaba (az)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 亞喀巴／亚喀巴 (zh) (Yàkābā, Yǎkābā)
Finnish: Akaba (fi)
Georgian: აკაბა (aḳaba)
German: Akaba (de) n
Greek: Άκαμπα (el) f (Ákampa)
Ancient: Βερενῑ́κη f (Berenī́kē), Αἴλανα f (Aílana), Αἴλανος ? (Aílanos)
Hebrew: עַקַבָּה (he) f (ákaba)
Italian: Aqaba f, Acaba (it) f
Japanese: アカバ (Akaba)
Korean: 아카바 (Akaba)
Latin: Aelana f
Persian: عقبه (fa) ('aqabe)
Portuguese: Acaba f, Aqaba f, Akaba f
Russian: Ака́ба (ru) f (Akába)
Turkish: Akabe

Portuguese

Proper noun

Aqaba f

Alternative spelling of Acaba

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