Sahel

English

Etymology

From Arabic سَاحِل‎ (sāḥil, “border of the desert”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /səˈhɛl/[1]

Proper noun

Sahel

  1. A region of Africa, between the Sahara to the north and a more humid zone (Sudan) to the south.
  2. One of the six regions of Tunisia, in the central east part of the country

Derived terms

Translations

References

  1. 2019 December 4 (last accessed) “"Sahel" on Lexico.com”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎, archived from the original on 4 December 2019:

Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology

From Arabic سَاحِل‎ (sāḥil).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑhel/, [ˈs̠ɑɦe̞l]
  • Rhymes: -ɑhel
  • Syllabification(key): Sa‧hel

Proper noun

Sahel

  1. Sahel (arid region in northern Africa, south of the Saharan desert)

Declension

Inflection of Sahel (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Sahel —
genitive Sahelin —
partitive Sahelia —
illative Saheliin —
singular plural
nominative Sahel —
accusative nom. Sahel —
gen. Sahelin
genitive Sahelin —
partitive Sahelia —
inessive Sahelissa —
elative Sahelista —
illative Saheliin —
adessive Sahelilla —
ablative Sahelilta —
allative Sahelille —
essive Sahelina —
translative Saheliksi —
instructive — —
abessive Sahelitta —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Sahel (type risti)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Sahelini —
accusative nom. Sahelini —
gen. Sahelini
genitive Sahelini —
partitive Saheliani —
inessive Sahelissani —
elative Sahelistani —
illative Saheliini —
adessive Sahelillani —
ablative Saheliltani —
allative Sahelilleni —
essive Sahelinani —
translative Sahelikseni —
instructive — —
abessive Sahelittani —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Sahelisi —
accusative nom. Sahelisi —
gen. Sahelisi
genitive Sahelisi —
partitive Saheliasi —
inessive Sahelissasi —
elative Sahelistasi —
illative Saheliisi —
adessive Sahelillasi —
ablative Saheliltasi —
allative Sahelillesi —
essive Sahelinasi —
translative Saheliksesi —
instructive — —
abessive Sahelittasi —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Sahelimme —
accusative nom. Sahelimme —
gen. Sahelimme
genitive Sahelimme —
partitive Saheliamme —
inessive Sahelissamme —
elative Sahelistamme —
illative Saheliimme —
adessive Sahelillamme —
ablative Saheliltamme —
allative Sahelillemme —
essive Sahelinamme —
translative Saheliksemme —
instructive — —
abessive Sahelittamme —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Sahelinne —
accusative nom. Sahelinne —
gen. Sahelinne
genitive Sahelinne —
partitive Sahelianne —
inessive Sahelissanne —
elative Sahelistanne —
illative Saheliinne —
adessive Sahelillanne —
ablative Saheliltanne —
allative Sahelillenne —
essive Sahelinanne —
translative Saheliksenne —
instructive — —
abessive Sahelittanne —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Sahelinsa —
accusative nom. Sahelinsa —
gen. Sahelinsa
genitive Sahelinsa —
partitive Saheliaan
Saheliansa
—
inessive Sahelissaan
Sahelissansa
—
elative Sahelistaan
Sahelistansa
—
illative Saheliinsa —
adessive Sahelillaan
Sahelillansa
—
ablative Saheliltaan
Saheliltansa
—
allative Sahelilleen
Sahelillensa
—
essive Sahelinaan
Sahelinansa
—
translative Sahelikseen
Saheliksensa
—
instructive — —
abessive Sahelittaan
Sahelittansa
—
comitative — —

German

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic سَاحِل‎ (sāḥil, “border of the desert”, literally “coast”).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Sahel m (proper noun, strong, genitive Sahels or Sahel)

  1. Sahel (semiarid region in northern Africa)
    Synonym: Sahelzone

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saˈel/ [saˈel]
  • Rhymes: -el
  • Syllabification: Sa‧hel

Proper noun

Sahel m

  1. Sahel (a region of Africa)

Derived terms

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