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

Descendants

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