Iraqi

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Iraqi

  • /ɪˈɹɑːki/
  • /ɪˈɹæki/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Arabic عِرَاقِيّ (ʕirāqiyy, “Iraqi”), equivalent to Iraq + -i.

adjective

  1. not comparable Of, from, or pertaining to Iraq, or the Iraqi people. Under an urgent need to arm Iraqi forces, weapons had been supplied by coalition members and Iraqi procurements, and captured weapons had also been used, Dempsey said.
  2. historical, not comparable Of, from, or pertaining to Persian Iraq.

noun Iraqis

  1. A person from Iraq or of Iraqi descent. The order, which effectively halts the display of the flag virtually anywhere in Iraq, except the United States Embassy, said that flying the flag on buildings in Iraq would only reenforce the anti-American message that the military was "here to oppress the Iraqis."

    Similar: Iraqian

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: iraki, iranian, iraq, iran, kuwait, baghdad, najaf, queen, country, ethnic, transitional, interim, irk, ina, issac, saddam

Translations

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adj of, from or pertaining to Iraq

Españoliraquí
한국어이라크의 Irakeu-ui
日本語イラクの Iraku no
हिन्दीइराक़ी irāqī, इराकी irākī
KiswahiliKiiraki
Portuguêsiraquiano
Françaisiraquien
Deutschirakisch
Italianoiracheno
Românăirakian
Русскийира́кский irákskij
العربيةعِرَاقِيّ ʕirāqiyy

noun person from Iraq

Españoliraquí
한국어이라크인 irakeu'in, 이라크 사람 irakeu saram
日本語イラク人 Iraku-jin
中文伊拉克人 Yīlākè-rén
हिन्दीइराक़ी irāqī
KiswahiliMwiraki
Portuguêsiraquiano
FrançaisIraquien, Iraquienne
DeutschIraker, Irakerin
Italianoiracheno, irachena
ΕλληνικάΙρακινός Irakinós, Ιρακινή Irakiní
Românăirakian, irakiană
Русскийира́кец irákec, жи́тель Ира́ка žítelʹ Iráka, жи́тельница Ира́ка žítelʹnica Iráka
العربيةعِرَاقِيّ ʕirāqiyy, عِرَاقِيَّة ʕirāqiyya
עבריתעיראקי 'iraqi, עיראקית 'iraqit

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"Iraqi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/iraqi. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Iraqi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/iraqi

Chicago

"Iraqi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/iraqi.

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@misc{iraqi_2026,
  title = {Iraqi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/iraqi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}