الدار البيضاء

Arabic

Etymology

From دَار (dār, “house”) +‎ بَيْضَاء (bayḍāʔ, “white”): a calque of the original Portuguese name Casa Branca (“White House”, casa +‎ branca), changed to Casablanca when the Spanish assumed control of the city.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ad.daːr al.baj.dˤaːʔ/, /adˈdaːru ɫbajdˤaːʔ/

Proper noun

الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء • (ad-dār al-bayḍāʔ) f

  1. Casablanca (the capital city of the region of Casablanca-Settat, Morocco)

Declension

Declension of noun الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء (ad-dār al-bayḍāʔ)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal — الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء
ad-dār al-bayḍāʔ 		—
nominative — الدَّارُ الْبَيْضَاءُ
ad-dāru l-bayḍāʔu 		—
accusative — الدَّارَ الْبَيْضَاءَ
ad-dāra l-bayḍāʔa 		—
genitive — الدَّارِ الْبَيْضَاءِ
ad-dāri l-bayḍāʔi 		—

Synonyms

  • كَازَابْلَانْكَا (kazablanka)
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