ساحل

Arabic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saː.ħil/

Noun

سَاحِل • (sāḥil) m (dual سَاحِلَان (sāḥilān), plural سَوَاحِل (sawāḥil))

1. coast
2. seaside

Declension

Declension of noun سَاحِل (sāḥil)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَاحِل sāḥil	السَّاحِل as-sāḥil	سَاحِل sāḥil
Nominative	سَاحِلٌ sāḥilun	السَّاحِلُ as-sāḥilu	سَاحِلُ sāḥilu
Accusative	سَاحِلًا sāḥilan	السَّاحِلَ as-sāḥila	سَاحِلَ sāḥila
Genitive	سَاحِلٍ sāḥilin	السَّاحِلِ as-sāḥili	سَاحِلِ sāḥili
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَاحِلَيْن sāḥilayn	السَّاحِلَيْن as-sāḥilayn	سَاحِلَيْ sāḥilay
Nominative	سَاحِلَانِ sāḥilāni	السَّاحِلَانِ as-sāḥilāni	سَاحِلَا sāḥilā
Accusative	سَاحِلَيْنِ sāḥilayni	السَّاحِلَيْنِ as-sāḥilayni	سَاحِلَيْ sāḥilay
Genitive	سَاحِلَيْنِ sāḥilayni	السَّاحِلَيْنِ as-sāḥilayni	سَاحِلَيْ sāḥilay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَوَاحِل sawāḥil	السَّوَاحِل as-sawāḥil	سَوَاحِل sawāḥil
Nominative	سَوَاحِلُ sawāḥilu	السَّوَاحِلُ as-sawāḥilu	سَوَاحِلُ sawāḥilu
Accusative	سَوَاحِلَ sawāḥila	السَّوَاحِلَ as-sawāḥila	سَوَاحِلَ sawāḥila
Genitive	سَوَاحِلَ sawāḥila	السَّوَاحِلِ as-sawāḥili	سَوَاحِلِ sawāḥili

Derived terms

• سَاحِل الْعَاج (sāḥil al-ʕāj, “Ivory Coast”)

Related terms

• سَاحِلِيّ (sāḥiliyy)

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Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَاحِل (sāḥil).

Pronunciation

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Noun

ساحل • (sâhel) (plural ساحل‌ها (sâhel-hâ) or سواحل (savâhel))

1. coast; waterside

   Synonyms: کرانه (karâne), دریاکنار (daryâkenâr), بار (bâr)

   ساحل رود ― sâhel-e rud ― riverside

   ساحل شرقی ― sâhel-e šarqi ― eastern coast

   سواحل دریای خزر ― savâhel-e daryâ-ye xazar ― coast of the Caspian Sea

2. beach

Derived terms

• ساحل صحرا (sâhel-e sahrâ, “the Sahel”)
• ساحل عاج (sâhel-e ‘âj, “Ivory Coast”)
• ساحلی (sâheli, “coastal”)

 

Proper noun

ساحل • (sâhel)

1. a female given name, Sahel, from Arabic

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ساحل (sâhel), from Arabic سَاحِل (sāḥil).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /sɑː.ɦɪl/

Noun

سَاحِل • (sāhil) m (Hindi spelling साहिल)

1. coast, shore

   Synonym: کنارہ (kinārā)

Proper noun

سَاحِل • (sāhil) f (Hindi spelling साहिल)

1. a female given name