Kuwait

English

Alternative forms

• Koweit, Kowait (obsolete)
• Kuwayt

Etymology

From Arabic الْكُوَيْت (al-kuwayt), diminutive of اَلْكُوت (al-kūt).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /k(j)uːˈweɪt/

  • Audio (UK):

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• (General American) enPR: ko͝o-wātʹ, IPA^(key): /kuːˈweɪt/, /kʊˈweɪt/

  • Audio (US):

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• (North India) IPA^(key): /kʊˈʋɛːt̪/ (compare Hindi कुवैत)
• (South India) IPA^(key): /kʊˈʋejt̪/

• Rhymes: -eɪt, (South India) -eɪθ

Proper noun

Kuwait

2. A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: State of Kuwait. Capital: Kuwait City.
   • 2026 March 2, Haley Britzky, “No warning, no siren: Six US service members killed in Iranian strike that hit makeshift operations center in Kuwait”, in CNN‎^[1], Atlanta, Ga.: Warner Bros. Discovery, archived from the original on 6 March 2026:

     The first US service members to die in the conflict between the US and Iran were killed by a direct Iranian strike on a makeshift operations center at a civilian port in Kuwait on Sunday morning local time, a source familiar with the situation told CNN.

3. Ellipsis of Kuwait City: The capital city of Kuwait.

Derived terms

• Kuwaitise
• Kuwaitize

Related terms

• Kuwaiti

Translations

country in West Asia

• Abkhaz: Кувеит (Kʼuvejtʼ)
• Afrikaans: Koeweit
• Albanian: Kuvajt m, Kuvajti m (definite)
• Amharic: ኩዌት (kuwet)
• Arabic: الْكُوَيْت (ar) f (al-kuwayt)

  Gulf Arabic: الكويت f (likwēt, il-kwēt)

  Hijazi Arabic: الكُويت f (alkuwēt)

• Aramaic:

  Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܟܘܵܝܬ (kwayt)

• Armenian: Քուվեյթ (Kʻuveytʻ)
• Assamese: কুৱেইট (kueit)
• Asturian: Kuwait (ast)
• Azerbaijani: Küveyt (az)
• Bashkir: Кувейт (Kowiyt)
• Belarusian: Куве́йт m (Kuvjéjt), Кувэ́йт m (Kuvéjt)
• Bengali: কুয়েত (bn) (kuẏet)
• Breton: Koweit
• Bulgarian: Куве́йт (bg) m (Kuvéjt)
• Burmese: ကူဝိတ် (kuwit)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 科威特 (fo¹ wai¹ dak⁶)

  Mandarin: 科威特 (zh) (Kēwēitè)

• Czech: Kuvajt (cs) m
• Danish: Kuwait (da) n
• Dutch: Koeweit (nl) n
• Esperanto: Kuvajto (eo)
• Estonian: Kuveit (et)
• Farefare: Kuweet
• Finnish: Kuwait (fi)
• French: Koweït (fr) m
• Georgian: ქუვეითი (ka) (kuveiti)
• German: Kuwait (de) n
• Greek: Κουβέιτ (el) n (Kouvéit)
• Gujarati: કુવૈત (kuvait)
• Hausa: Kwìyât f
• Hebrew: כְּוֵית / כְּווֵית f (kuwayt)
• Hindi: कुवैत (hi) m (kuvait)
• Hungarian: Kuvait (hu)
• Icelandic: Kúveit (is) n
• Ido: Kuwait (io)
• Indonesian: Kuwait (id)
• Interlingua: Kuwait
• Irish: Cuáit f
• Italian: il Kuwait (it) m
• Japanese: クウェート (ja) (Kuwēto)
• Kalenjin: Kuwait
• Kamba: Kuwait
• Kannada: ಕುವೈತ್ (kn) (kuvait)
• Kazakh: Кувейт (kk) (Küwveyt)
• Khmer: គុយវ៉ែត (kuyvaet)
• Kikuyu: Kuwait
• Korean: 쿠웨이트 (ko) (Kuweiteu)
• Kurdish:

  Central Kurdish: کووەیت (kuweyt)

  Northern Kurdish: Kuweyt (ku)

• Kyrgyz: Кувейт (ky) (Kuveyt)
• Lak: Кувайт (Kuwayt)
• Lao: ຄູເວດ (khū wēt)
• Latvian: Kuveita (lv) f
• Lithuanian: Kuveitas (lt) m
• Luhya: Kuwait
• Luo: Kuwait
• Macedonian: Кувајт (mk) m (Kuvajt)
• Malay: Kuwait (ms)
• Malayalam: കുവൈറ്റ് (kuvaiṟṟ‌)
• Maltese: Il-Kuwajt m
• Marathi: कुवेत (kuvet)
• Mongolian:

  Cyrillic: Кувейт (mn) (Kuvejt)

• Navajo: Kóóweiʼ
• Nepali: कुवेत (kuvet)
• Norman: Kuwait
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Kuwait (no) n

  Nynorsk: Kuwait (nn) n

• Odia: କୁଏତ (kueta)
• Pashto: کويت m (kowayt), کوېټ m (kowayṭ)
• Persian:

  Dari: کُوَیْت (kuwayt)

  Iranian Persian: کُوِیْت (koveyt)

• Polish: Kuwejt (pl) m
• Portuguese: Kuwait (pt) m, Kuait (pt) m, Kuaite m
• Punjabi: ਕੁਵੈਤ (pa) (kuvait)
• Romanian: Kuwait (ro), Kuweit (ro) n
• Russian: Куве́йт (ru) m (Kuvéjt)
• Samogitian: Kuveits m
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Ку̏ва̄јт m

  Latin: Kȕvājt (sh) m

• Sinhalese: කුවේටය (kuwēṭaya)
• Slovak: Kuvajt (sk) m
• Slovene: Kuvajt (sl) m
• Spanish: Kuwait (es) m
• Swahili: Kuwait (sw)
• Swedish: Kuwait (sv) n
• Tagalog: Kuwait
• Tajik: Қувайт (Quvayt)
• Tamil: குவைத் (kuvait), குவெய்த் (kuveyt)
• Tatar: Күвәйт (Küwäyt)
• Telugu: కువైట్ (te) (kuvaiṭ)
• Thai: คูเวต (th) (kuu-wèet)
• Tibetan: ཁུ་ཝི་ཐི (khu wi thi)
• Turkish: Kuveyt (tr)
• Turkmen: Kuweýt
• Ukrainian: Куве́йт (uk) m (Kuvéjt)
• Urdu: کُوَیت m (kuvait)
• Uyghur: كۇۋەيت (kuweyt)
• Uzbek: Quvayt (uz)
• Vietnamese: Cô-oét
• Yiddish: קוּווײַט n (kuvayt)

See also

• Countries of the world

countries in Asia (appendix)edit

• Afghanistan
• Armenia
• Azerbaijan
• Bahrain
• Bangladesh
• Bhutan
• Brunei
• Cambodia
• China
• Cyprus
• East Timor
• Egypt
• Georgia
• India
• Indonesia
• Iran
• Iraq
• Israel
• Japan
• Jordan
• Kazakhstan
• Kuwait
• Kyrgyzstan
• Laos
• Lebanon
• Malaysia
• Maldives
• Mongolia
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• North Korea
• Oman
• Pakistan
• Palestine
• Philippines
• Qatar
• Russia
• Saudi Arabia
• Singapore
• South Korea
• Sri Lanka
• Syria
• Taiwan
• Tajikistan
• Thailand
• Turkey
• Turkmenistan
• United Arab Emirates
• Uzbekistan
• Vietnam
• Yemen

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central, Northwestern) [kuˈβajt]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [kuˈvajt]

• Audio (Valencia):

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Proper noun

Kuwait m

1. Kuwait (a country in West Asia in the Middle East)

Derived terms

• kuwaitià

Danish

Proper noun

Kuwait

1. Kuwait (a country in West Asia in the Middle East)

Finnish

Etymology

From Arabic الْكُوَيْت (al-kuwayt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuwɑi̯t/, [ˈkuwɑ̝i̯t̪]
• Rhymes: -uwɑit
• Syllabification^(key): Ku‧wait
• Hyphenation^(key): Ku‧wait

Proper noun

Kuwait

1. Kuwait (a country in West Asia in the Middle East)

Declension

Inflection of Kuwait (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Kuwait	—
genitive		Kuwaitin	—
partitive		Kuwaitia	—
illative		Kuwaitiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Kuwait	—
accusative	nom.	Kuwait	—
	gen.	Kuwaitin
genitive		Kuwaitin	—
partitive		Kuwaitia	—
inessive		Kuwaitissa	—
elative		Kuwaitista	—
illative		Kuwaitiin	—
adessive		Kuwaitilla	—
ablative		Kuwaitilta	—
allative		Kuwaitille	—
essive		Kuwaitina	—
translative		Kuwaitiksi	—
abessive		Kuwaititta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Kuwait (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kuwaitini — accusative nom. Kuwaitini — gen. Kuwaitini genitive Kuwaitini — partitive Kuwaitiani — inessive Kuwaitissani — elative Kuwaitistani — illative Kuwaitiini — adessive Kuwaitillani — ablative Kuwaitiltani — allative Kuwaitilleni — essive Kuwaitinani — translative Kuwaitikseni — abessive Kuwaitittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kuwaitisi — accusative nom. Kuwaitisi — gen. Kuwaitisi genitive Kuwaitisi — partitive Kuwaitiasi — inessive Kuwaitissasi — elative Kuwaitistasi — illative Kuwaitiisi — adessive Kuwaitillasi — ablative Kuwaitiltasi — allative Kuwaitillesi — essive Kuwaitinasi — translative Kuwaitiksesi — abessive Kuwaitittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kuwaitimme — accusative nom. Kuwaitimme — gen. Kuwaitimme genitive Kuwaitimme — partitive Kuwaitiamme — inessive Kuwaitissamme — elative Kuwaitistamme — illative Kuwaitiimme — adessive Kuwaitillamme — ablative Kuwaitiltamme — allative Kuwaitillemme — essive Kuwaitinamme — translative Kuwaitiksemme — abessive Kuwaitittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kuwaitinne — accusative nom. Kuwaitinne — gen. Kuwaitinne genitive Kuwaitinne — partitive Kuwaitianne — inessive Kuwaitissanne — elative Kuwaitistanne — illative Kuwaitiinne — adessive Kuwaitillanne — ablative Kuwaitiltanne — allative Kuwaitillenne — essive Kuwaitinanne — translative Kuwaitiksenne — abessive Kuwaitittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Kuwaitinsa — accusative nom. Kuwaitinsa — gen. Kuwaitinsa genitive Kuwaitinsa — partitive Kuwaitiaan Kuwaitiansa — inessive Kuwaitissaan Kuwaitissansa — elative Kuwaitistaan Kuwaitistansa — illative Kuwaitiinsa — adessive Kuwaitillaan Kuwaitillansa — ablative Kuwaitiltaan Kuwaitiltansa — allative Kuwaitilleen Kuwaitillensa — essive Kuwaitinaan Kuwaitinansa — translative Kuwaitikseen Kuwaitiksensa — abessive Kuwaitittaan Kuwaitittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

• kuwaitilainen

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuːvaɪ̯t/
• IPA^(key): /ˈkuːvɛɪ̯t/, /kuˈvɛɪ̯t/, /kuˈvaɪ̯t/ (less common)

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Proper noun

Kuwait n (proper noun, genitive Kuwaits or (optionally with an article) Kuwait)

1. Kuwait (a country in West Asia in the Middle East)

Derived terms

• Kuwaiter
• kuwaitisch

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْكُوَيْت (al-kuwayt), diminutive of اَلْكُوت (al-kūt).

Proper noun

Kuwait

1. Kuwait (a country in West Asia in the Middle East)

Noun

Kuwait (plural Kuwait-Kuwait)

1. Kuwaiti

Adjective

Kuwait

1. Kuwaiti

See also

countries in Asia: negara-negara di Asia (appendix)edit

• Afganistan
• Arab Saudi
• Armenia
• Azerbaijan
• Bahrain
• Bangladesh
• Bhutan
• Brunei
• Filipina
• Georgia
• India
• Indonesia
• Irak
• Iran
• Israel
• Jepang
• Kamboja
• Kazakhstan
• Kirgizstan
• Korea Selatan
• Korea Utara
• Kuwait
• Laos
• Libanon
• Maladewa
• Malaysia
• Mesir
• Mongolia
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• Oman
• Pakistan
• Palestina
• Qatar
• Rusia
• Singapura
• Siprus
• Sri Lanka
• Suriah
• Taiwan
• Tajikistan
• Thailand
• Timor Leste
• Tiongkok
• Turki
• Turkmenistan
• Uni Emirat Arab
• Uzbekistan
• Vietnam
• Yaman
• Yordania

Further reading

• “Kuwait”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Italian

Alternative forms

• Kuweit

Etymology

Internationalism. Derived from Arabic الْكُوَيْت (al-kuwayt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈwajt/, /kuˈwɛjt/, /kuˈwejt/, /kuˈvajt/
• Rhymes: -ajt, -ɛjt, -ejt
• Hyphenation: Ku‧wàit

Proper noun

Kuwait m

1. Kuwait (a country in West Asia in the Middle East)

Derived terms

• kuwaitiano

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْكُوَيْت (al-kuwayt), diminutive of اَلْكُوت (al-kūt).

Proper noun

Kuwait

1. Kuwait (a country in West Asia in the Middle East)

Noun

Kuwait (plural Kuwait-Kuwait)

1. Kuwaiti

Adjective

Kuwait

1. Kuwaiti

Norwegian Bokmål

A view of the marina in Kuwait.

Etymology

From Arabic الْكُوَيْت (al-kuwayt), diminutive of اَلْكُوت (al-kūt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʉˈʋaɪt/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aɪt
• Hyphenation: Ku‧wait

Proper noun

Kuwait

1. Kuwait (a country in West Asia in the Middle East)

   Kuwait er et ørkenland

   Kuwait is a desert country

2. Kuwait (the capital city of Kuwait)

Usage notes

The capital city is usually just referred to as Kuwait, but might also be called Kuwait by (Kuwait city) to differentiate it from the name of the country.

Derived terms

• kuwaiter (“Kuwaiti person”)
• kuwaitisk (“Kuwaiti”)

See also

countries in Asia: Asias land (appendix)edit

• Afghanistan
• Armenia
• Aserbajdsjan
• Bahrain
• Bangladesh
• Bhutan
• Brunei
• De forente arabiske emirater
• Filippinene
• Georgia
• India
• Indonesia
• Irak
• Iran
• Israel
• Japan
• Jemen
• Jordan
• Kambodsja
• Kasakhstan
• Kina
• Kirgisistan
• Kuwait
• Kypros
• Laos
• Libanon
• Malaysia
• Maldivene
• Mongolia
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• Nord-Korea
• Oman
• Pakistan
• Qatar
• Russland
• Saudi-Arabia
• Singapore
• Sri Lanka
• Syria
• Sør-Korea
• Tadsjikistan
• Thailand
• Turkmenistan
• Tyrkia
• Usbekistan
• Vietnam
• Øst-Timor

References

• “Kuwait” in Store norske leksikon

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Kuwait

1. Kuwait (a country in West Asia in the Middle East)

Related terms

• kuwaitar
• kuwaitisk, kuwaitsk

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Kuait
• Kuaite (uncommon)
• Koweit

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kuˈaj.t͡ʃi/ [kuˈaɪ̯.t͡ʃi]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈwajt/

Proper noun

Kuwait m

1. Kuwait (a country in West Asia in the Middle East)

Derived terms

• kuwaitiano

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈbait/ [kuˈβ̞ai̯t̪], /kuˈw̝ait/ [kuˈw̝ai̯t̪]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ait

Proper noun

Kuwait m

1. Kuwait (a country in West Asia in the Middle East)

Derived terms

• kuwaití

Further reading

• Países y capitales, con sus gentilicios | Diccionario panhispánico de dudas
• Estados Miembros | Naciones Unidas
• E_Conf.105_13_CRP.13_15_UNGEGN WG Country Names Document.pdf

Swedish

Proper noun

Kuwait n (genitive Kuwaits)

1. Kuwait (a country in West Asia in the Middle East)

Related terms

• kuwaitier
• kuwaitisk
• kuwaitiska

See also

countries in Asia: Asiens länder (appendix)edit

• Afghanistan
• Armenien
• Azerbajdzjan
• Bahrain
• Bangladesh
• Bhutan
• Brunei
• Burma
• Cypern
• Filippinerna
• Förenade arabemiraten
• Georgien
• Indien
• Indonesien
• Irak
• Iran
• Israel
• Japan
• Jemen
• Jordanien
• Kambodja
• Kazakstan
• Kina
• Kirgizistan
• Kuwait
• Laos
• Libanon
• Malaysia
• Maldiverna
• Mongoliet
• Nepal
• Nordkorea
• Oman
• Pakistan
• Qatar
• Ryssland
• Saudiarabien
• Singapore
• Sri Lanka
• Sydkorea
• Syrien
• Tadzjikistan
• Thailand
• Turkiet
• Turkmenistan
• Uzbekistan
• Vietnam
• Östtimor

References

• “Kuwait”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• Svensk MeSH

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Kuwait, from Arabic الْكُوَيْت (al-kuwayt), diminutive of اَلْكُوت (al-kūt).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kuˈwejt/ [ˈk̠weɪ̯t̪]
• Rhymes: -ejt

Proper noun

Kuwáit (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜒᜌ᜔ᜆ᜔)

1. Kuwait (a country in West Asia in the Middle East)

Tatar

Proper noun

Kuwait

1. nonstandard spelling of Küwäyt (“Kuwait (a country in West Asia in the Middle East)”)

Declension

Declension of Kuwait

nominative	Kuwait
genitive	Kuwaitnıñ
dative	Kuwaitga
accusative	Kuwaitnı
locative	Kuwaitta
ablative	Kuwaittan