السودان

Arabic

Etymology

Historically, the term was used to refer to Black Africa (Sub-Saharan region) in general, as the root word سُود (sūd) means "Blacks". It's one of the Arabic country names, which requires the definite article ال (al-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /as.suː.daːn/

Proper noun

السُّودَان • (as-sūdān) m

1. Sudan (a country in Africa)

Usage notes

• Unlike the majority of country names السُّودَان (as-sūdān) is a masculine.

Declension

Declension of noun السُّودَان (as-sūdān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	السُّودَان as-sūdān	—
Nominative	—	السُّودَانُ as-sūdānu	—
Accusative	—	السُّودَانَ as-sūdāna	—
Genitive	—	السُّودَانِ as-sūdāni	—

Related terms

• سُودَانِيّ (sūdāniyy)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “سود”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN