حورية البحر

Arabic

Etymology

حُورِيَّة (ḥūriyya, “houri”) +‎ بَحْر (baḥr, “sea”), literally “houri of the sea”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħuː.rij.ja‿l.baħr/

Noun

حُورِيَّة الْبَحْر • (ḥūriyya(t) al-baḥr) f (plural حُورِيَّات الْبَحْر (ḥūriyyāt al-baḥr))

  1. mermaid
    Synonyms: خَيَلَان (ḵayalān), ابْنَة الْبَحْر (ʔibnat al-baḥr), عَرُوسَة الْبَحْر (ʕarūsat al-baḥr), حُورِيَّة الْمَاء (ḥūriyyat al-māʔ)

Declension

Declension of noun حُورِيَّة الْبَحْر (ḥūriyyat al-baḥr)
singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite construct
informal — حُورِيَّة الْبَحْر
ḥūriyyat al-baḥr 		—
nominative — حُورِيَّةُ الْبَحْرِ
ḥūriyyatu l-baḥri 		—
accusative — حُورِيَّةَ الْبَحْرِ
ḥūriyyata l-baḥri 		—
genitive — حُورِيَّةِ الْبَحْرِ
ḥūriyyati l-baḥri 		—
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