الدار البيضا

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

دار (dār, “house”) +‎ بيضا (bayḍa, “white”): a calque of the original Portuguese name Casa Branca ("White House"), changed to Casablanca when the Spanish assumed control of the city.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪd.daː.r‿ɪl.baj.dˤa/, /ɪd.daː.r‿ɪl.biː.dˤa/

Proper noun

الدار البَيْضا or الدار البِيضا • (ed-dār el-bayḍa or ed-dār el-bīḍa) f

1. Casablanca (the capital city of the region of Casablanca-Settat, Morocco)

   Synonyms: كازابلانكا (kāzablanka), كازا (kāza)