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بلاد الشام

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Arabic

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bi.laːd aʃ.ʃaːm/

Proper noun

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بِلَاد الشَّام (bilād aš-šāmpl

  1. Levant (a cultural region of West Asia consisting of the eastern Mediterranean countries, i.e. Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Cyprus)

Declension

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Declension of noun بِلَاد الشَّام (bilād aš-šām)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal بِلَاد الشَّام
bilād aš-šām
nominative بِلَادُ الشَّامِ
bilādu š-šāmi
accusative بِلَادَ الشَّامِ
bilāda š-šāmi
genitive بِلَادِ الشَّامِ
bilādi š-šāmi

Derived terms

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  • Turkish: Biladü'ş-Şam
  • Uyghur: بىلادۇششام (biladushsham)

South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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Literally “the countries of Damascus”.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /blaːd ʃʃaːm/, [blæːd (ɪ)ʃˈʃæːm]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Proper noun

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بلاد الشام (blād iš-šāmpl

  1. Levant (a cultural region of West Asia consisting of the eastern Mediterranean countries, i.e. Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Cyprus)