الكويت

Arabic Wikipedia has an article on:

الكويت

Wikipedia ^ar

Popularly said to be derived from الْكُوت (al-kūt), found in several placenames around the Gulf. Ultimately of obscure meaning and origin. Compare Hindi कोट (koṭ, “fort”). It is one of the Arabic country names which require the definite article ال (al-).

• IPA^(key): /al.ku.wajt/

الْكُوَيْت • (al-kuwayt) f

1. Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East).
2. Kuwait City (the capital city of Kuwait).

• كُوَيْتِيّ (kuwaytiyy)

• → Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܟܘܵܝܬ (kwāyt)
• English: Kuwait, Kuwait City
• → Norwegian Bokmål: Kuwait
• Ottoman Turkish: کویت (Kuveyt)
  • Turkish: Kuveyt

From Arabic الْكُوَيْت (al-kuwayt).

IPA^(key): /al.ku.weːt/, [al.kʊ.we̞ːt]

الكُويت • (al-kuwēt) f

1. Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
2. Kuwait City (the capital city of Kuwait)

• كويتي (kuwēti, “Kuwaiti”) (masculine)
• كويتية (kuwētiyya, “Kuwaiti”) (feminine)