طرابلس الشام

Arabic

Etymology

Literally, “Tripoli of Syria”, to distinguish it from طَرَابُلُس الغَرْب (ṭarābulus al-ḡarb, literally “Tripoli of the West”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤa.raː.bu.lus aʃ.ʃaːm/

Proper noun

طَرَابُلُس الشَّام • (ṭarābulus aš-šām) f

1. Tripoli (a city in Lebanon)

Declension

Declension of noun طَرَابُلُس الشَّام (ṭarābulus aš-šām)

Singular	basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	—	طَرَابُلُس الشَّام ṭarābulus aš-šām
Nominative	—	—	طَرَابُلُسُ الشَّامِ ṭarābulusu š-šāmi
Accusative	—	—	طَرَابُلُسَ الشَّامِ ṭarābulusa š-šāmi
Genitive	—	—	طَرَابُلُسِ الشَّامِ ṭarābulusi š-šāmi

Related terms

• طَرَابُلْسِيّ (ṭarābulsiyy)

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: طرابلس شام (tarâbülüs-i şâm)
  • Turkish: Trablusşam