באַכר־על־כאַזאַל

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic الغزال بحر (baḥr al-ḡazāl), literally "gazelle river".

Proper noun[edit]

באַכר־על־כאַזאַל (bakhr-el-khazal?

  1. Bahr el Ghazal (river in South Sudan)
  2. Bahr el Ghazal (region of South Sudan named for the river)

References[edit]

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “באַכֿר־על־כֿאַזאַל” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].