طرابلس الغرب
Arabic
Etymology
Literally, “Tripoli of the West”, to distinguish it from طَرَابُلُس الشَّام (ṭarābulus aš-šām, literally “Tripoli of Syria”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tˤa.raː.bu.lu.s‿al.ɣarb/
Proper noun
طَرَابُلُس الغَرْب • (ṭarābulus al-ḡarb) f
- Tripoli (the capital city of Libya)
Declension
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
- طَرَابُلْسِيّ (ṭarābulsiyy)
Descendants
- → Ottoman Turkish: طرابلس غرب (tarâbülüs-i garb)
- Turkish: Trablusgarp