بدروم

Egyptian Arabic

Alternative forms

• بدرون (badrūn)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پودروم (bodrum, podrum).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bad.ruːm/, [bædˈɾuːm]

Noun

بدروم • (badrūm) m (plural بدرومات (badrumāt))

1. basement (floor below ground level)

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish پودروم (bodrum, podrum), from Byzantine Greek ὑπόδρομος (hupódromos, literally “under-walkway”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bad.roːm/, /bud.roːm/

Noun

بدروم • (badrōm or budrōm) m (plural بَدرومات (badrōmāt) or بُدرومات (budrōmāt))

1. basement

   Synonym: قَبُو (gabu)