Basra

Basra

See also: basra

English

Alternative forms

• (city in Iraq): Balsara, Balsora, Bassora, Bussero, Bussora (all obsolete)

Etymology 1

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Proper noun

Basra

1. A city and port in southeastern Iraq.

Translations

city in Iraq

Arabic: اَلْبَصْرَة‎ f (al-baṣra) Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܒܨܪܐ‎ (bṣrā) Chinese: Mandarin: 巴士拉 (zh) (Bāshìlā) Coptic: ⲃⲁϣⲣⲁ (bašra) French: Bassorah (fr) Greek: Βασόρα (el) f (Vasóra) Hindi: बसरा m (basrā) Japanese: バスラ Ottoman Turkish: بصره‎ (Basra) Persian: بصره‎ (fa) (basre), بسراه‎ (basrāh) Portuguese: Bassorá Russian: Ба́сра f (Básra) Turkish: Basra (tr) Uyghur: بەسرە‎ (besre)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Punjabi ਬਸਰਾ (basrā).

Proper noun

Basra (plural Basras)

1. A surname from Punjabi.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Basra is the 40432^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 541 individuals. Basra is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (90.57%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Basra”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 112.

Anagrams

• Arabs, Baars, Baras, Sabra, abras, arbas, sabar, sabra

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Uzbek

Proper noun

Basra

1. Basra (a city in Iraq)