الدار البيضاء
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
From دَار (dār, “house”) + بَيْضَاء (bayḍāʔ, “white”): a calque of the original Portuguese name Casa Branca (“White House”, casa + branca), changed to Casablanca when the Spanish assumed control of the city.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء • (ad-dār al-bayḍāʔ) f
- Casablanca (the capital city of the region of Casablanca-Settat, Morocco)
Declension edit
Declension of noun الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء (ad-dār al-bayḍāʔ)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | — | الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء ad-dār al-bayḍāʔ |
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Nominative | — | الدَّارُ الْبَيْضَاءُ ad-dāru l-bayḍāʔu |
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Accusative | — | الدَّارَ الْبَيْضَاءَ ad-dāra l-bayḍāʔa |
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Genitive | — | الدَّارِ الْبَيْضَاءِ ad-dāri l-bayḍāʔi |
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Synonyms edit
- كَازَابْلَانْكَا (kazablanka)