طرابلس

Arabic

Alternative forms

أَطْرَابُلُس‎ (ʔaṭrābulus) (Medieval Arabic)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Τρίπολις (Trípolis).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tˤa.raː.bu.lus/
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- (dialectal) IPA^(key): [ˈtˤraːblʊs]

Proper noun

طَرَابُلُس • (ṭarābulus) f

Tripoli (the capital city of Libya)
Synonym: طَرَابُلُس الغَرْب‎ (ṭarābulus al-ḡarb)

Tripoli (a city in Lebanon)
Synonym: طَرَابُلُس الشَّام‎ (ṭarābulus aš-šām)

Declension

Declension of noun طَرَابُلُس (ṭarābulus)

Singular	basic singular diptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	طَرَابُلُس ṭarābulus	—
Nominative	—	طَرَابُلُسُ ṭarābulusu	—
Accusative	—	طَرَابُلُسَ ṭarābulusa	—
Genitive	—	طَرَابُلُسَ ṭarābulusa	—

Derived terms

طَرَابُلْسِيّ‎ (ṭarābulsiyy)

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: Tərabülüs
→ Hausa: Tarabulus
→ Ottoman Turkish: طرابلس‎ (tarabülüs)
→ Persian: طرابلس‎ (tarâbolos)
→ Urdu: طرابلس‎ (tarābulus)
→ Uzbek: Tarobulus

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic طَرَابُلُس‎ (ṭarābulus), from Ancient Greek Τρίπολις (Trípolis).

Proper noun

طرابلس • (tarabülüs)

Tripoli in Syria (modern Tripoli, Lebanon)
Synonym: طرابلس شام‎ (tarabülüs-i şam)
Tripoli in Barbary (modern Tripoli, Libya)
Synonym: طرابلس غرب‎ (tarabülüs-i garb)

References

Redhouse, James W. (1890), “طرابلس”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1234

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic طَرَابُلُس‎ (ṭarābulus), from Ancient Greek Τρίπολις (Trípolis).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /taɾɑːbulus/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /taɾɑːbʊlʊs/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /tæɾɒːbolos/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /taɾɔbulus/

Iranian Persian	طرابلس
Dari	طرابلس
Tajik	Таробулус (Tarobulus)

Proper noun

طرابلس • (tarâbolos)

Tripoli (the capital city of Libya)

Tripoli (a city in Lebanon)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic طَرَابُلُس‎ (ṭarābulus), from Ancient Greek Τρίπολις (Trípolis).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t̪ə.ɾɑː.bʊ.lʊs/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /t̪ə.ɾɑː.bʊ.lʊs/

Proper noun

طَرابُلُس • (t̤arābulus) m (Hindi spelling तराबुलुस)

Tripoli (a city in Lebanon)

Tripoli (the capital city of Libya)

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