طرابلس
Arabic
Alternative forms
- أَطْرَابُلُس (ʔaṭrābulus) — Medieval Arabic
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τρίπολις (Trípolis).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
طَرَابُلُس • (ṭarābulus) f
- Tripoli (the capital city of Libya)
- Synonym: طَرَابُلُس الغَرْب (ṭarābulus al-ḡarb)
- Tripoli (a city in Lebanon)
- Synonym: طَرَابُلُس الشَّام (ṭarābulus aš-šām)
Declension
| singular | basic singular diptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | — | طَرَابُلُس ṭarābulus |
— |
| nominative | — | طَرَابُلُسُ ṭarābulusu |
— |
| accusative | — | طَرَابُلُسَ ṭarābulusa |
— |
| genitive | — | طَرَابُلُسَ ṭarābulusa |
— |
Derived terms
- طَرَابُلْسِيّ (ṭarābulsiyy)
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: Tərabülüs
- → Classical Persian: طَرَابُلُس (tarābulus)
- → Hausa: Tarabulus
- → Ottoman Turkish: طرابلس (tarabülüs)
- → Urdu: طرابلس (tarābulus)
- → Uyghur: تەرابۇلۇس (terabulus)
- → Uzbek: Tarobulus
Further reading
- طرابلس on the Arabic Wikipedia.Wikipedia ar
- طرابلس (لبنان) on the Arabic Wikipedia.Wikipedia ar
Libyan Arabic
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Τρίπολις (Trípolis).
Pronunciation
Audio (Western Libya): (file)
Proper noun
طرابلس (ṭrābləs) f
- Tripoli (the capital city of Libya)
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic طَرَابُلُس (ṭarābulus). Doublet of تیرهبولی.
Proper noun
طرابلس • (Tarabülüs)
- synonym of طرابلس شام (Tarabülüs-i Şam), Tripoli (a city in Lebanon)
- synonym of طرابلس غرب (Tarabülüs-i Garb), Tripoli (the capital of Libya)
Descendants
- Turkish: Trablus
References
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “طرابلس”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1234
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic طَرَابُلُس (ṭarābulus), from Ancient Greek Τρίπολις (Trípolis).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ta.ɾaː.bu.ˈlus/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰä.ɾɑː.bʊ.lʊs]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰæ.ɹɒː.bo.los]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰä.ɾɔ.bu.lus]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | tarābulus |
| Dari reading? | tarābulus |
| Iranian reading? | tarâbolos |
| Tajik reading? | tarobulus |
| Dari | طرابلس |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | Таробулус |
Proper noun
طرابلس • (tarâbolos)
- Tripoli (the capital city of Libya)
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic طَرَابُلُس (ṭarābulus), from Ancient Greek Τρίπολις (Trípolis).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /t̪ə.ɾɑː.bʊ.lʊs/
Proper noun
طَرابُلُس • (tarābulus) m (Hindi spelling तराबुलुस)