بدروم

Egyptian Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پودروم (bodrum, podrum).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bad.ruːm/, [bædˈɾuːm]

Noun

بدروم • (badrūm) m (plural بدرومات (badrumāt))

  1. basement (floor below ground level)

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish پودروم (bodrum, podrum), from Byzantine Greek ὑπόδρομος (hupódromos, literally “under-walkway”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bad.roːm/, /bud.roːm/

Noun

بدروم • (badrōm or budrōm) m (plural بَدرومات (badrōmāt) or بُدرومات (budrōmāt))

  1. basement
    Synonym: قَبُو (gabu)
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