عروسة البحر
Arabic
Etymology
عَرُوسَة (ʕarūsa, “bride”) + بَحْر (baḥr, “sea”), literally “bride of the sea”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʕa.ruː.sat al.baħr/
Noun
عَرُوسَة الْبَحْر • (ʿarūsat al-baḥr) f (plural عَرَائِس الْبَحْر (ʕarāʔis al-baḥr))
- mermaid
- Synonyms: خَيَلَان (ḵayalān), ابْنَة الْبَحْر (ibnat al-baḥr), حُورِيَّة الْبَحْر (ḥūriyyat al-baḥr), حُورِيَّة الْمَاء (ḥūriyyat al-māʔ)
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | — | عَرُوسَة الْبَحْر ʕarūsat al-baḥr |
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| nominative | — | عَرُوسَةُ الْبَحْرِ ʕarūsatu l-baḥri |
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| accusative | — | عَرُوسَةَ الْبَحْرِ ʕarūsata l-baḥri |
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| genitive | — | عَرُوسَةِ الْبَحْرِ ʕarūsati l-baḥri |
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