Sahel

Borrowed from Arabic سَاحِل (sāḥil, “border of the desert”).

• IPA^(key): /səˈhɛl/^[1]

Sahel

1. A region of Africa, between the Sahara to the north and a more humid zone (Sudan) to the south.
   • 2025 January 18, Nimi Princewill, “Across Africa, Russia is growing in influence. What might Moscow want?”, in CNN‎^[2]:

     As Russia’s foothold in Africa expands – notably in the mineral-rich Sahel region that is beset by recurring coups, armed rebellion and extremist insurgency – anti-Western sentiments, partly fueled by Russian propaganda, are engineering the exit of Western troops from swathes of territory.

2. An administrative region of Tunisia, in the central east part of the country.

• Sahelian

• Swahili

• helas, leash, hales, Selah, heals, Saleh, sheal, shale, selah, Heals, Halse, halse, Hales, Shalë

From Arabic سَاحِل (sāḥil).

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑhel/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝ɦe̞l]
• Rhymes: -ɑhel
• Syllabification^(key): Sa‧hel
• Hyphenation^(key): Sa‧hel

Sahel

1. Sahel (semiarid region in northern Africa)

Ultimately from Arabic سَاحِل (sāḥil, “border of the desert”, literally “coast”).

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Sahel m (proper noun, strong, genitive Sahels or Sahel)

1. Sahel (semiarid region in northern Africa)

   Synonym: Sahelzone

• IPA^(key): /saˈel/ [saˈel]
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: Sa‧hel

Sahel m

1. Sahel (semiarid region in northern Africa)