طرابلس الغرب
Arabic
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Etymology
[edit]Literally, “Tripoli of the West”, to distinguish it from طَرَابُلُس الشَّام (ṭarābulus aš-šām, literally “Tripoli of Syria”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]طَرَابُلُس الغَرْب • (ṭarābulus al-ḡarb) f
- Tripoli (the capital city of Libya)
Declension
[edit]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 |
Related terms
[edit]- طَرَابُلْسِيّ (ṭarābulsiyy)
Descendants
[edit]- → Ottoman Turkish: طرابلس غرب (tarâbülüs-i garb)
- Turkish: Trablusgarp