طرابلس الشام

Arabic

Etymology

Literally, “Tripoli of Syria”, to distinguish it from طَرَابُلُس الغَرْب (ṭarābulus al-ḡarb, literally Tripoli of the West).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tˤa.raː.bu.lus aʃ.ʃaːm/

Proper noun

طَرَابُلُس الشَّام • (ṭarābulus aš-šām) f

  1. Tripoli (a city in Lebanon)

Declension

Descendants

  • Ottoman Turkish: طرابلس شام (tarâbülüs-i şâm)
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