How to say "Mecca" in Arabic
New wordMeaningMecca
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
مَكَّة
makkaמכה
مكة
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
מכה
mekaمِكَا
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Levantine · Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria
مَكِّة
mekkeמכהColloquial Levantine softens the final -a to -e: mekke, like madrasa→madrase.
In a phrase
مَكَّة مَدِينَة مُقَدَّسَة
makka madīna muqaddasaמכה מדינה מקדסהMecca is a holy city