iraqi means of, from, or pertaining to Persian Iraq. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 74 out of 100.
iraqi is pronounced /ɪˈɹɑːki/.
Etymology
From Arabic عِرَاقِيّ (ʕirāqiyy, “Iraqi”), equivalent to Iraq + -i.
adj
- Of, from, or pertaining to Persian Iraq.
- 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.”
noun
- 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."”