Pantelleria

English Etymology en it Pantelleria, from en scn Pantiddirìa, from en ar بِنْتُ الرِّياح daugther of the winds, perhaps through a dialectal Arabic form with a genitive particle (equivalent to a theoretical mt - *mt bint tar-rjieħ, *bint tal-irjieħ). Pronunciation en /ˌpæntəˈlɛəɹiə/ /ˌpʌntəˈlɛəɹiə/ Proper noun en An inhabited volcanic <<island>> belonging to the province of <<p/Trapani>>, <<r/Sicily>>, between <<r/Italy>> and Tunisia. Derived terms en pantellerite Translations Sicilian island Arabic: ar بَانْتِلِيرِيَا f Greek: Ancient Greek: grc Κόσσυρα f, grc Κόσσυρος m Italian: it Pantelleria f Latin: la Cossūra f Maltese: mt Pantellerija f Punic: xpu 𐤉𐤓𐤍𐤌 Sicilian: scn Pantiddiria f Italian it:Isola di + it: Etymology From it scn Pantiddirìa, from it ar بِنْتُ الرِّياح daugther of the winds, perhaps through a dialectal Arabic form with a genitive particle (equivalent to a theoretical mt - *mt bint tar-rjieħ, *bint tal-irjieħ). The island was Arabic-speaking until the 18th century. Its older Latin name was la Cossura. Pronunciation ^ì<r:DOP:lid#1064184> Proper noun f en Pantelleria Sicilian island it comune in p/Trapani r/Sicily c/Italy Derived terms it pantesco References it Islands