طرابلس الشام

Arabic

Etymology

Literally, “Tripoli of Syria”, to distinguish it from طَرَابُلُس الغَرْب (ṭarābulus al-ḡarb, literally “Tripoli of the West”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tˤa.raː.bu.lus aʃ.ʃaːm/

Proper noun

طَرَابُلُس الشَّام • (ṭarābulus aš-šām) f

  1. Tripoli (a city in Lebanon)

Declension

Declension of noun طَرَابُلُس الشَّام (ṭarābulus aš-šām)
singular basic singular diptote
indefinite definite construct
informal — — طَرَابُلُس الشَّام
ṭarābulus aš-šām
nominative — — طَرَابُلُسُ الشَّامِ
ṭarābulusu š-šāmi
accusative — — طَرَابُلُسَ الشَّامِ
ṭarābulusa š-šāmi
genitive — — طَرَابُلُسِ الشَّامِ
ṭarābulusi š-šāmi

Descendants

  • → Ottoman Turkish: طرابلس شام (tarâbülüs-i şâm)
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