Jump to content

באַכר־על־כאַזאַל

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Yiddish

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Arabic الغزال بحر (baḥr al-ḡazāl), literally "gazelle river".

Proper noun

[edit]

באַכר־על־כאַזאַל (bakhr-el-khazal?

  1. Bahr el Ghazal (river in South Sudan)
  2. Bahr el Ghazal (region of South Sudan named for the river)

References

[edit]
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “באַכֿר־על־כֿאַזאַל” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].