ساحل

Arabic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saː.ħil/

Noun

سَاحِل • (sāḥil) m (dual سَاحِلَان‎ (sāḥilān), plural سَوَاحِل‎ (sawāḥil))

1. coast
2. seaside

Declension

Declension of noun سَاحِل (sāḥil)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَاحِل sāḥil	السَّاحِل‎ as-sāḥil	سَاحِل sāḥil
Nominative	سَاحِلٌ sāḥilun	السَّاحِلُ‎ as-sāḥilu	سَاحِلُ sāḥilu
Accusative	سَاحِلًا‎ sāḥilan	السَّاحِلَ‎ as-sāḥila	سَاحِلَ sāḥila
Genitive	سَاحِلٍ sāḥilin	السَّاحِلِ‎ as-sāḥili	سَاحِلِ sāḥili
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَاحِلَيْن‎ sāḥilayn	السَّاحِلَيْن‎ as-sāḥilayn	سَاحِلَيْ‎ sāḥilay
Nominative	سَاحِلَانِ‎ sāḥilāni	السَّاحِلَانِ‎ as-sāḥilāni	سَاحِلَا‎ sāḥilā
Accusative	سَاحِلَيْنِ‎ sāḥilayni	السَّاحِلَيْنِ‎ as-sāḥilayni	سَاحِلَيْ‎ sāḥilay
Genitive	سَاحِلَيْنِ‎ sāḥilayni	السَّاحِلَيْنِ‎ as-sāḥilayni	سَاحِلَيْ‎ sāḥilay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَوَاحِل‎ sawāḥil	السَّوَاحِل‎ as-sawāḥil	سَوَاحِل‎ sawāḥil
Nominative	سَوَاحِلُ‎ sawāḥilu	السَّوَاحِلُ‎ as-sawāḥilu	سَوَاحِلُ‎ sawāḥilu
Accusative	سَوَاحِلَ‎ sawāḥila	السَّوَاحِلَ‎ as-sawāḥila	سَوَاحِلَ‎ sawāḥila
Genitive	سَوَاحِلَ‎ sawāḥila	السَّوَاحِلِ‎ as-sawāḥili	سَوَاحِلِ‎ sawāḥili

Derived terms

• سَاحِل الْعَاج‎ (sāḥil al-ʿāj, “Ivory Coast”)

Related terms

• سَاحِلِيّ‎ (sāḥiliyy)

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Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَاحِل‎ (sāḥil).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /sɑːhil/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /sɒːhɪl/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /sɒːhel/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /sɔːhil/

Noun

ساحل • (sâhel) (plural ساحل‌ها‎ (sâhel-hâ) or سواحل‎ (savâhel))

1. coast; waterside

   Synonyms: کرانه‎ (karâne), دریاکنار‎ (daryâkenâr), بار‎ (bâr)

   ‏ساحل رود‎ ― sâhel-e rud ― riverside

   ‏ساحل شرقی‎ ― sâhel-e šarqi ― eastern coast

   ‏سواحل دریای خزر‎ ― savâhel-e daryâ-ye xazar ― coast of the Caspian Sea

2. beach

Derived terms

• ساحل صحرا‎ (sâhel-e sahrâ, “the Sahel”)
• ساحل عاج‎ (sâhel-e ‘âj, “Ivory Coast”)
• ساحلی‎ (sâheli, “coastal”)

 

Proper noun

ساحل • (sâhel)

1. a female given name, Sahel, from Arabic

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ساحل‎ (sâhel), from Arabic سَاحِل‎ (sāḥil).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /sɑː.ɦɪl/

Noun

سَاحِل • (sāhil) m (Hindi spelling साहिल)

1. coast, shore

   Synonym: کنارہ‎ (kinārā)

Proper noun

سَاحِل • (sāhil) f (Hindi spelling साहिल)

1. a female given name