ابنة البحر
Arabic
Etymology
اِبْنَة (ibna, “daughter”) + بَحْر (baḥr, “sea”), literally “daughter of the sea”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ib.nat al.baħr/
Noun
اِبْنَة الْبَحْر • (ibnat al-baḥr) f (plural بَنَات الْبَحْر (banāt al-baḥr))
- mermaid
- Synonyms: خَيَلَان (ḵayalān), حُورِيَّة الْبَحْر (ḥūriyyat al-baḥr), عَرُوسَة الْبَحْر (ʕarūsat al-baḥr), حُورِيَّة الْمَاء (ḥūriyyat al-māʔ)
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | — | اِبْنَة الْبَحْر ibnat al-baḥr |
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| nominative | — | اِبْنَةُ الْبَحْرِ ibnatu l-baḥri |
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| accusative | — | اِبْنَةَ الْبَحْرِ ibnata l-baḥri |
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| genitive | — | اِبْنَةِ الْبَحْرِ ibnati l-baḥri |
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