الدار البيضاء

Arabic

الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء

Etymology

From دَار (dār, “house”) +‎ بَيْضَاء (bayḍāʔ, “white”): a calque of the original Portuguese name Casa Branca (“White House”, casa +‎ branca), changed to Casablanca when the Spanish assumed control of the city.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ad.daːr al.baj.dˤaːʔ/, /adˈdaːru ɫbajdˤaːʔ/

Proper noun

الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء • (ad-dār al-bayḍāʔ) f

1. Casablanca (the capital city of the region of Casablanca-Settat, Morocco)

Declension

Declension of noun الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء (ad-dār al-bayḍāʔ)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	—	الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء ad-dār al-bayḍāʔ	—
nominative	—	الدَّارُ الْبَيْضَاءُ ad-dāru l-bayḍāʔu	—
accusative	—	الدَّارَ الْبَيْضَاءَ ad-dāra l-bayḍāʔa	—
genitive	—	الدَّارِ الْبَيْضَاءِ ad-dāri l-bayḍāʔi	—

Synonyms

• كَازَابْلَانْكَا (kazablanka)

Further reading

• الدار البيضاء on the Arabic Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ar