صحراء

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Arabic

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Root
ص ح ر (ṣ-ḥ-r)
صَحْرَاء
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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sˤaħ.raːʔ/
  • Audio; الصَحْرَاء (aṣ-ṣaḥrāʔ):(file)

Noun

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صَحْرَاء (ṣaḥrāʔf (dual صَحْرَاوَان (ṣaḥrāwān), plural صَحَارَى (ṣaḥārā) or صَحْرَاوَات (ṣaḥrāwāt) or صَحَارٍ (ṣaḥārin))

  1. desert
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:صحراء
    الْصَّحْرَاءُ تَمْتُدُ عَلَى مَسَاحَاتٍ وَاسِعَةٍ وَتَتَمِيُزُ بِتَوَاجُدِ الرِّمَالِ وَالْأَرْضِ الْجَافَةِ.
    al-ṣṣaḥrāʔu tamtudu ʕalā masāḥātin wāsiʕatin watatamiyuzu bitawājudi r-rimāli wālʔarḍi l-jāfati.
    The desert extends over vast areas and is characterized by the presence of sand and dry land.

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References

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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “صحر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN