Socotra

English

Alternative forms

• Soqotra, Socotrah, Soqotrah, Suqutra, Suquṭra

Etymology

From Arabic سُقُطْرَى (suquṭrā).

Proper noun

Socotra

1. An island in Yemen, between the Guardafui Channel to the west, Gulf of Aden to the northwest, the Somali Sea to the south, and the Arabian Sea to the east

Derived terms

• Socotra sunbird

 

Translations

An island south of Yemen

• Armenian: Սոկոտրա (Sokotra)
• Georgian: სოკოტრა (soḳoṭra)
• Greek: Σοκότρα (Sokótra)
• Hindi: सुक़ुत्रा (suqutrā)
• Marathi: सोकोत्रा (sōkōtrā)
• Polish: Sokotra (pl) f
• Russian: Соко́тра (ru) f (Sokótra)
• Sabaean: 𐩯𐩫𐩧𐩵 (S³krd */Śakūrid/)
• Soqotri: ساقطْري (Saqaṭri)
• Tajik: Суқутро (Suqutro), Сокотра (Sokotra)
• Tamil: சுகுத்திரா (cukuttirā)