بورتسودان
Arabic
Alternative forms
- بُورْت سُودَان (būrt sūdān), بُورْسُودَان (būrsūdān), بُور سُودَان (būr sūdān)
Etymology
The British colonial government decided in 1900 to build a new main port on the place of the mere anchorage مَرْسَى الشَّيْخ بَرْغُوت (marsā š-šayḵ barḡūt), which was ultimately opened for passenger and goods transport on the 20th of March 1909, to replace سَوَاكِن (sawākin).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /buːrtsuː.daːn/
Proper noun
بُورْتْسُودَان • (būrtsūdān) m
- Port Sudan (a city in Sudan)
Declension
Declension of noun بُورْتْسُودَان (būrtsūdān)
| Singular | basic singular diptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | بُورْتْسُودَان būrtsūdān | — |
| Nominative | — | بُورْتْسُودَانُ būrtsūdānu | — |
| Accusative | — | بُورْتْسُودَانَ būrtsūdāna | — |
| Genitive | — | بُورْتْسُودَانَ būrtsūdāna | — |