# Iraqi

Pronunciation: US say "i-RAK-ee" /ɪˈɹæki/; UK say "i-RAH-kee" /ɪˈɹɑːki/

## Adjective

1. Belonging to, coming from, or relating to Iraq or its people.
   - Simple: Coming from or having to do with Iraq or its people.
   - _The Iraqi delegation arrived in Geneva for the peace talks._
   - _She studied Iraqi architecture during her year abroad._
3. Belonging to, coming from, or relating to Persian Iraq, a region of medieval Persia.
   - Simple: Coming from or having to do with the old region called Persian Iraq.
   - _The geographer described the Iraqi provinces lying east of the Zagros mountains._
   - _Caravans crossed the Iraqi highlands on their way to Isfahan._

## Noun

2. Someone who is a native or citizen of Iraq, or who has Iraqi ancestry.
   - Simple: A person who comes from Iraq or whose family is from there.
   - _The author, an Iraqi, wrote movingly about daily life in Baghdad._
   - _Thousands of Iraqis voted in the first round of elections._

## Origin

From Arabic عِرَاقِيّ (ʕirāqiyy, "Iraqi"), equivalent to Iraq plus the suffix "-i".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/iraqi (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).