Sahel

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English

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Geographical map of the Sahel

Etymology

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From Arabic سَاحِل (sāḥil, border of the desert).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Sahel

  1. A region of Africa, between the Sahara to the north and a more humid zone (Sudan) to the south.
  2. An administrative region of Tunisia, in the central east part of the country.

Derived terms

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Translations

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References

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  1. ^ “"Sahel" on Lexico.com”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], 2019 December 4 (last accessed), archived from the original on 4 December 2019

Anagrams

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Arabic سَاحِل (sāḥil).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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Sahel

  1. Sahel (semiarid region in northern Africa)

Declension

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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

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compounds

German

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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

  1. Sahel (semiarid region in northern Africa)
    Synonym: Sahelzone

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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Sahel m

  1. Sahel (semiarid region in northern Africa)

Derived terms

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