Sahel

English

Etymology

From Arabic سَاحِل‎ (sāḥil, “border of the desert”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈhɛl/

Proper noun

Sahel

1. A region of Africa, between the Sahara to the north and a more humid zone (Sudan) to the south.
2. One of the six regions of Tunisia, in the central east part of the country

Derived terms

• Sahelian

Related terms

• Swahili

Translations

A region in Africa

• Armenian: Սահել (Sahel)
• Esperanto: Sahelo
• Finnish: Sahel (fi)
• Georgian: საჰელი (saheli)
• German: Sahelzone (de) f, Sahel (de) m
• Greek: Σαχέλ (Sachél)
• Japanese: サヘル (Saheru)
• Korean: 사헬 (sahel)
• Moore: sayɛlle
• Portuguese: Sael m, Sahel (pt) m
• Russian: Сахель (Saxelʹ)
• Spanish: Sahel m
• Thai: ซาเฮล
• Ukrainian: Сахель m (Saxelʹ)

Anagrams

• Hales, Heals, Saleh, Selah, hales, halse, heals, leash, selah, shale, sheal

Finnish

Etymology

From Arabic سَاحِل‎ (sāḥil).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑhel/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝ɦe̞l]
• Rhymes: -ɑhel
• Syllabification^(key): Sa‧hel

Proper noun

Sahel

1. Sahel (arid region in northern Africa, south of the Saharan desert)

Declension

Inflection of Sahel (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Sahel	—
genitive		Sahelin	—
partitive		Sahelia	—
illative		Saheliin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Sahel	—
accusative	nom.	Sahel	—
	gen.	Sahelin
genitive		Sahelin	—
partitive		Sahelia	—
inessive		Sahelissa	—
elative		Sahelista	—
illative		Saheliin	—
adessive		Sahelilla	—
ablative		Sahelilta	—
allative		Sahelille	—
essive		Sahelina	—
translative		Saheliksi	—
instructive		—	—
abessive		Sahelitta	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Sahel (type risti)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Sahelini — accusative nom. Sahelini — gen. Sahelini genitive Sahelini — partitive Saheliani — inessive Sahelissani — elative Sahelistani — illative Saheliini — adessive Sahelillani — ablative Saheliltani — allative Sahelilleni — essive Sahelinani — translative Sahelikseni — instructive — — abessive Sahelittani — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Sahelisi — accusative nom. Sahelisi — gen. Sahelisi genitive Sahelisi — partitive Saheliasi — inessive Sahelissasi — elative Sahelistasi — illative Saheliisi — adessive Sahelillasi — ablative Saheliltasi — allative Sahelillesi — essive Sahelinasi — translative Saheliksesi — instructive — — abessive Sahelittasi — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Sahelimme — accusative nom. Sahelimme — gen. Sahelimme genitive Sahelimme — partitive Saheliamme — inessive Sahelissamme — elative Sahelistamme — illative Saheliimme — adessive Sahelillamme — ablative Saheliltamme — allative Sahelillemme — essive Sahelinamme — translative Saheliksemme — instructive — — abessive Sahelittamme — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Sahelinne — accusative nom. Sahelinne — gen. Sahelinne genitive Sahelinne — partitive Sahelianne — inessive Sahelissanne — elative Sahelistanne — illative Saheliinne — adessive Sahelillanne — ablative Saheliltanne — allative Sahelillenne — essive Sahelinanne — translative Saheliksenne — instructive — — abessive Sahelittanne — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Sahelinsa — accusative nom. Sahelinsa — gen. Sahelinsa genitive Sahelinsa — partitive Saheliaan Saheliansa — inessive Sahelissaan Sahelissansa — elative Sahelistaan Sahelistansa — illative Saheliinsa — adessive Sahelillaan Sahelillansa — ablative Saheliltaan Saheliltansa — allative Sahelilleen Sahelillensa — essive Sahelinaan Sahelinansa — translative Sahelikseen Saheliksensa — instructive — — abessive Sahelittaan Sahelittansa — comitative — —

German

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic سَاحِل‎ (sāḥil, “border of the desert”, literally “coast”).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Sahel m (proper noun, strong, genitive Sahels or Sahel)

1. Sahel (semiarid region in northern Africa)

   Synonym: Sahelzone

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈel/ [saˈel]
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: Sa‧hel

Proper noun

Sahel m

1. Sahel (a region of Africa)

Derived terms

• saheliano