بورتسودان
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Arabic
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Alternative forms
[edit]- بُورْت سُودَان (būrt sūdān), بُورْسُودَان (būrsūdān), بُور سُودَان (būr sūdān)
Etymology
[edit]The British colonial government decided in 1900 to build a new main port on the place of the mere anchorage مَرْسَى الشَّيْخ بَرْغُوت (marsā š-šayḵ barḡūt), which was ultimately opened for passenger and goods transport on the 20th of March 1909, to replace سَوَاكِن (sawākin).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]بُورْتْسُودَان • (būrtsūdān) m
- Port Sudan (a city in Sudan)
Declension
[edit]Declension of noun بُورْتْسُودَان (būrtsūdān)
| Singular | basic singular diptote | ||
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| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | بُورْتْسُودَان būrtsūdān |
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| Nominative | — | بُورْتْسُودَانُ būrtsūdānu |
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| Accusative | — | بُورْتْسُودَانَ būrtsūdāna |
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| Genitive | — | بُورْتْسُودَانَ būrtsūdāna |
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