Sahel

See also: sahel

English

Geographical map of the Sahel

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَاحِل (sāḥil, “border of the desert, coastline”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈhɛl/

Proper noun

Sahel

1. A region of Africa, between the Sahara to the north and a more humid zone (Sudan) to the south.
   • 2025 January 18, Nimi Princewill, “Across Africa, Russia is growing in influence. What might Moscow want?”, in CNN‎^[2]:

     As Russia’s foothold in Africa expands – notably in the mineral-rich Sahel region that is beset by recurring coups, armed rebellion and extremist insurgency – anti-Western sentiments, partly fueled by Russian propaganda, are engineering the exit of Western troops from swathes of territory.

2. An administrative region of Tunisia, in the central east part of the country.

Derived terms

• Sahelian

Related terms

• Swahili

Translations

A region in Africa

• Armenian: Սահել (Sahel)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 薩赫勒 / 萨赫勒 (Sàhèlè)

• Esperanto: Sahelo
• Finnish: Sahel (fi)
• Georgian: საჰელი (saheli)
• German: Sahelzone (de) f, Sahel (de) m
• Greek: Σαχέλ (Sachél)
• Hindi: साहिल (hi) (sāhil)
• Japanese: サヘル (Saheru)
• Korean: 사헬 (sahel)
• Moore: sayɛlle
• Polish: Sahel (pl) m
• Portuguese: Sael m, Sahel (pt) m
• Russian: Сахель (Saxelʹ)
• Spanish: Sahel m
• Thai: ซาเฮล
• Ukrainian: Сахель m (Saxelʹ)

Anagrams

• helas, leash, hales, Selah, heals, Saleh, sheal, shale, selah, Heals, Halse, halse, Hales, Shalë

Finnish

Etymology

From Arabic سَاحِل (sāḥil).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑhel/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝ɦe̞l]
• Rhymes: -ɑhel
• Syllabification^(key): Sa‧hel
• Hyphenation^(key): Sa‧hel

Proper noun

Sahel

1. Sahel (semiarid region in northern Africa)

Declension

Inflection of Sahel (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Sahel	—
genitive		Sahelin	—
partitive		Sahelia	—
illative		Saheliin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Sahel	—
accusative	nom.	Sahel	—
	gen.	Sahelin
genitive		Sahelin	—
partitive		Sahelia	—
inessive		Sahelissa	—
elative		Sahelista	—
illative		Saheliin	—
adessive		Sahelilla	—
ablative		Sahelilta	—
allative		Sahelille	—
essive		Sahelina	—
translative		Saheliksi	—
abessive		Sahelitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Sahel (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Sahelini — accusative nom. Sahelini — gen. Sahelini genitive Sahelini — partitive Saheliani — inessive Sahelissani — elative Sahelistani — illative Saheliini — adessive Sahelillani — ablative Saheliltani — allative Sahelilleni — essive Sahelinani — translative Sahelikseni — abessive Sahelittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Sahelisi — accusative nom. Sahelisi — gen. Sahelisi genitive Sahelisi — partitive Saheliasi — inessive Sahelissasi — elative Sahelistasi — illative Saheliisi — adessive Sahelillasi — ablative Saheliltasi — allative Sahelillesi — essive Sahelinasi — translative Saheliksesi — abessive Sahelittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Sahelimme — accusative nom. Sahelimme — gen. Sahelimme genitive Sahelimme — partitive Saheliamme — inessive Sahelissamme — elative Sahelistamme — illative Saheliimme — adessive Sahelillamme — ablative Saheliltamme — allative Sahelillemme — essive Sahelinamme — translative Saheliksemme — abessive Sahelittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Sahelinne — accusative nom. Sahelinne — gen. Sahelinne genitive Sahelinne — partitive Sahelianne — inessive Sahelissanne — elative Sahelistanne — illative Saheliinne — adessive Sahelillanne — ablative Saheliltanne — allative Sahelillenne — essive Sahelinanne — translative Saheliksenne — abessive Sahelittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Sahelinsa — accusative nom. Sahelinsa — gen. Sahelinsa genitive Sahelinsa — partitive Saheliaan Saheliansa — inessive Sahelissaan Sahelissansa — elative Sahelistaan Sahelistansa — illative Saheliinsa — adessive Sahelillaan Sahelillansa — ablative Saheliltaan Saheliltansa — allative Sahelilleen Sahelillensa — essive Sahelinaan Sahelinansa — translative Sahelikseen Saheliksensa — abessive Sahelittaan Sahelittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

compounds

• sahelinelandi
• sahelinpaksujalka

German

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic سَاحِل (sāḥil, “border of the desert”, literally “coast”).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Proper noun

Sahel m (proper noun, strong, genitive Sahels or Sahel)

1. Sahel (semiarid region in northern Africa)

   Synonym: Sahelzone

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈel/ [saˈel]
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: Sa‧hel

Proper noun

Sahel m

1. Sahel (semiarid region in northern Africa)

Derived terms

• saheliano