نواكشوط

Arabic

Etymology

Ultimately from Berber, meaning “place of the winds”. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nwaːk.ʃutˤ/, /na.waːk.ʃutˤ/, /nu.waːk.ʃutˤ/

Proper noun

نُوَاكْشُوط or نَوَاكْشُوط • (nuwākšuṭ or nawākšuṭ) f

1. Nouakchott (the capital city of Mauritania)

Declension

Declension of noun نُوَاكْشُوط (nuwākšuṭ)‎; نَوَاكْشُوط (nawākšuṭ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	نُوَاكْشُوط‎; نَوَاكْشُوط nuwākšuṭ‎; nawākšuṭ	—
Nominative	—	نُوَاكْشُوطٌ‎; نَوَاكْشُوطٌ nuwākšuṭun‎; nawākšuṭun	—
Accusative	—	نُوَاكْشُوطًا‎; نَوَاكْشُوطًا nuwākšuṭan‎; nawākšuṭan	—
Genitive	—	نُوَاكْشُوطٍ‎; نَوَاكْشُوطٍ nuwākšuṭin‎; nawākšuṭin	—