ابنة البحر
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
اِبْنَة (ibna, “daughter”) + بَحْر (baḥr, “sea”), literally “daughter of the sea”.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
اِبْنَة الْبَحْر • (ibnat al-baḥr) f (plural بَنَات الْبَحْر (banāt al-baḥr))
- mermaid
- Synonyms: خَيَلَان (ḵayalān), حُورِيَّة الْبَحْر (ḥūriyyat al-baḥr), عَرُوسَة الْبَحْر (ʕarūsat al-baḥr), حُورِيَّة الْمَاء (ḥūriyyat al-māʔ)
Declension edit
Declension of noun اِبْنَة الْبَحْر (ibnat al-baḥr)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | اِبْنَة الْبَحْر ibnat al-baḥr |
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| Nominative | — | اِبْنَةُ الْبَحْرِ ibnatu l-baḥri |
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| Accusative | — | اِبْنَةَ الْبَحْرِ ibnata l-baḥri |
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| Genitive | — | اِبْنَةِ الْبَحْرِ ibnati l-baḥri |
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