بلاد الشام

Arabic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bi.laːd aʃ.ʃaːm/

Proper noun

بِلَاد الشَّام • (bilād aš-šām) pl

  1. Levant (a cultural region of Western Asia consisting of the eastern Mediterranean countries, i.e. Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Cyprus)

Declension

Declension of noun بِلَاد الشَّام (bilād aš-šām)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal — بِلَاد الشَّام
bilād aš-šām 		—
nominative — بِلَادُ الشَّامِ
bilādu š-šāmi 		—
accusative — بِلَادَ الشَّامِ
bilāda š-šāmi 		—
genitive — بِلَادِ الشَّامِ
bilādi š-šāmi 		—

Derived terms

  • → Turkish: Biladü'ş-Şam
  • → Uyghur: بىلادۇششام (biladushsham)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Literally “the countries of Damascus”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /blaːd ʃʃaːm/, [blæːd (ɪ)ʃˈʃæːm]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Proper noun

بلاد الشام • (blād iš-šām) pl

  1. Levant (a cultural region of Western Asia consisting of the eastern Mediterranean countries, i.e. Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Cyprus)
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