بلجيكي

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بلجيكي

/bil.d͡ʒiː.kijj/

Where it comes from

بِلْجِيكَا (biljīkā, “Belgium”) + ـِيّ (-iyy).

In the "Palestinian" sense, almost certainly dating back to the Jordanian Civil War, though there are many theories regarding the specific origin of this epithet:

* From the Palestine Liberation Organization's purported use of foreign (including Belgian) clothing and equipment as a means of distinguishing themselves from the Jordanian Armed Forces. This is generally considered the most likely origin of the slur, but slightly different accounts exist, such as that the use of foreign garb was actually a demand of the Armed Forces, in order to minimize Jordanian casualties during Israeli reprisal operations against Palestinian guerillas, in which case the term could've perhaps been employed even before the civil war.

* From calls of native Jordanians to expel the Palestinians to a far-away country, with Belgium being a random proposal.

* From a belief that Belgium was sending aid (humanitarian or otherwise) to Palestinian guerillas.

* From an insinuation that Palestine and Belgium are both "fake" countries.

adjective بِلْجِيكِيّ · biljīkiyy · بِلْجِيكِيَّة · بِلْجِيكِيُّون · بِلْجِيكِيَّات · بِلْجِيكِي

Belgian
derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur Palestinian, in particular one resident in Jordan

In English

Belgian Belgian, person from Belgium

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MLA

"بلجيكي." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%8A. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

بلجيكي. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%8A

Chicago

"بلجيكي." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%8A.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {بلجيكي},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%8A},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}