عروسة البحر
Arabic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]عَرُوسَة (ʕarūsa, “bride”) + بَحْر (baḥr, “sea”), literally “bride of the sea”.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]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
[edit]Declension of noun عَرُوسَة الْبَحْر (ʕarūsat al-baḥr)
| 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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