indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Country
Usage Arabic, Danish, English, Finnish, German, Indonesian, Italian, Malay, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog
Scripts كويت(Arabic)
Pronounced Pron. /ku.ˈwajt/(Arabic) /kuː.ˈweɪt/(English) /kʊ.ˈweɪt/(English) /ˈku.wɑi̯t/(Finnish) /ˈkuː.vaɪ̯t/(German) /ku.ˈwait/(Italian, Spanish) [key·simplify]
Other Forms FormsKuwayt (Arabic)
Meaning & History
Of uncertain meaning, possibly from the alleged Arabic root ك و ت (k-w-t) or from a word meaning "fortress built near water". This is the name of a country in Western Asia, usually written with the definite article: الكويت (al-Kuwait) in Arabic.