طرابلس الغرب

Arabic

Etymology

Literally, “Tripoli of the West”, to distinguish it from طَرَابُلُس الشَّام (ṭarābulus aš-šām, literally “Tripoli of Syria”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤa.raː.bu.lus al.ɣarb/

Proper noun

طَرَابُلُس الغَرْب • (ṭarābulus al-ḡarb) f

1. Tripoli (the capital city of Libya)

Declension

Declension of noun طَرَابُلُس الغَرْب (ṭarābulus al-ḡarb)

Singular	basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	—	طَرَابُلُس الغَرْب ṭarābulus al-ḡarb
Nominative	—	—	طَرَابُلُسُ الغَرْبِ ṭarābulusu l-ḡarbi
Accusative	—	—	طَرَابُلُسَ الغَرْبِ ṭarābulusa l-ḡarbi
Genitive	—	—	طَرَابُلُسِ الغَرْبِ ṭarābulusi l-ḡarbi

Related terms

• طَرَابُلْسِيّ (ṭarābulsiyy)

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: طرابلس غرب (tarâbülüs-i garb)
  • Turkish: Trablusgarp