Iraqi

UK: /ɪˈrɑːki/ US: /ɪˈræki, ɪˈrɑki/ ,(i rak′ē, i rä′kē)

Inflections of 'Iraqi' (n): npl: Iraqis

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

I•ra•qi /ɪˈræki, ɪˈrɑki/   n., pl. -qis. 

1. [countable] a person born or living in Iraq.
2. [uncountable] the language spoken by many of the people living in Iraq.

adj. 

3. of or relating to Iraq.
4. of or relating to the language spoken by many of the people in Iraq.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

I•ra•qi  (i rak′ē, i rä′kē), n., pl. -qis, adj. 
n. 

1. Language Varieties, Place Names a native of Iraq.
2. Language Varieties Also, Ira′qi Ar′abic. the dialect of Arabic spoken in Iraq.

adj. 

3. Place Names, Language Varieties of or pertaining to Iraq, its inhabitants, or their language.

Also, Iraki. 

• Arabic ‘Irāqī, equivalent. to ‘Irāq Iraq + -ī suffix of appurtenance
• 1770–80

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Iraqi / ɪˈrɑːkɪ/ adjective

1. of or relating to Iraq or its inhabitants

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Iraq