Nouakchott

English

Etymology

From Arabic نأو (“shelter”) + Arabic شَطّ (šaṭṭ, “beach”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nwɑːkˈʃɒt/, /nuːɑːkˈʃɒt/

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Proper noun

Nouakchott

1. The capital city of Mauritania.

Translations

capital of Mauritania

• Arabic: نُوَاكْشُوط f (nuwākšūṭ)
• Armenian: Նուակշոտ (Nuakšot)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 努瓦克肖特 (zh) (Nǔwǎkèxiàotè)

• Czech: Nuakšott m
• Danish: Nouakchott n
• Farefare: Nuaksoto
• Finnish: Nouakchott
• French: Nouakchott (fr) f
• German: Nouakchott (de) n
• Irish: Nuacsat m
• Italian: Nouakchott
• Japanese: ヌアクショット (Nuakushotto)
• Khmer: ណួកសុត (km) (nuəksot)
• Korean: 누악쇼트 (Nuaksyoteu)
• Macedonian: Нуакшо́т m (Nuakšót)
• Navajo: Nooʼakchot
• Persian: نواکشوت (fa) (novâkšut)
• Polish: Nawakszut (pl) m
• Portuguese: Nouakchott (pt) f
• Russian: Нуакшо́т m (Nuakšót)
• Spanish: Nuakchot (es)
• Vietnamese: Nu-ác-sốt

Portuguese

Proper noun

Nouakchott f

1. Nouakchott (the capital city of Mauritania)