بورتسودان
Arabic
Alternative forms
- بُورْت سُودَان (būrt sūdān), بُورْسُودَان (būrsūdān), بُور سُودَان (būr sūdān)
Etymology
The British colonial government decided in 1900 to build a new main port on the place of the mere anchorage مَرْسَى الشَّيْخ بَرْغُوت (marsā š-šayḵ barḡūt), which was ultimately opened for passenger and goods transport on the 20th of March 1909, to replace سَوَاكِن (sawākin).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /buːrtsuː.daːn/
Proper noun
بُورْتْسُودَان • (būrtsūdān) m
- Port Sudan (a city in Sudan)
Declension
| singular | basic singular diptote | ||
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| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | — | بُورْتْسُودَان būrtsūdān |
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| nominative | — | بُورْتْسُودَانُ būrtsūdānu |
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| accusative | — | بُورْتْسُودَانَ būrtsūdāna |
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| genitive | — | بُورْتْسُودَانَ būrtsūdāna |
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