الدار البيضاء
Arabic
Etymology
From دَار (dār, “house”) and بَيْضَاء (bayḍāʾ, “white”): a calque of the original Portuguese name Casa Branca ("White House"), changed to Casablanca when the Spanish assumed control of the city.
Declension
Declension of noun الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء (ad-dār al-bayḍāʾ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء ad-dār al-bayḍāʾ |
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| Nominative | — | الدَّارُ الْبَيْضَاءُ ad-dāru l-bayḍāʾu |
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| Accusative | — | الدَّارَ الْبَيْضَاءَ ad-dāra l-bayḍāʾa |
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| Genitive | — | الدَّارِ الْبَيْضَاءِ ad-dāri l-bayḍāʾi |
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Synonyms
- كَازَابْلَانْكَا (kāzāblānkā)
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