طرابلس الغرب

Arabic

Etymology

Literally, “Tripoli of the West”, to distinguish it from طَرَابُلُس الشَّام (ṭarābulus aš-šām, literally “Tripoli of Syria”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tˤa.raː.bu.lus al.ɣarb/

Proper noun

طَرَابُلُس الغَرْب • (ṭarābulus al-ḡarb) f

  1. Tripoli (the capital city of Libya)

Declension

Declension of noun طَرَابُلُس الغَرْب (ṭarābulus al-ḡarb)
singular basic singular diptote
indefinite definite construct
informal — — طَرَابُلُس الغَرْب
ṭarābulus al-ḡarb
nominative — — طَرَابُلُسُ الغَرْبِ
ṭarābulusu l-ḡarbi
accusative — — طَرَابُلُسَ الغَرْبِ
ṭarābulusa l-ḡarbi
genitive — — طَرَابُلُسِ الغَرْبِ
ṭarābulusi l-ḡarbi

Descendants

  • → Ottoman Turkish: طرابلس غرب (tarâbülüs-i garb)
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