"السودان" meaning in Arabic

{
  "etymology_text": "Historically, the term was used to refer to Black Africa (Sub-Saharan region) in general, as the root word سُود (sūd) means \"Blacks\". It's one of the Arabic country names, which requires the definite article ال (al-).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "السُّودَان",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "as-sūdān",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ar-decl-noun",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "informal",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "السُّودَان",
      "roman": "as-sūdān",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "informal",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "informal",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "السُّودَانُ",
      "roman": "as-sūdānu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "السُّودَانَ",
      "roman": "as-sūdāna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "construct",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "السُّودَانِ",
      "roman": "as-sūdāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "genitive",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "السُّودَان",
        "2": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "السُّودَان • (as-sūdān) m",
      "name": "ar-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "سُودَان",
        "state": "def"
      },
      "name": "ar-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Arabic",
  "lang_code": "ar",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Arabic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Arabic nouns with basic triptote singular",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "ar",
          "name": "Countries",
          "orig": "ar:Countries",
          "parents": [
            "Polities",
            "Places",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "ar",
          "name": "Countries in Africa",
          "orig": "ar:Countries in Africa",
          "parents": [
            "Countries",
            "Places",
            "Africa",
            "Polities",
            "Names",
            "Earth",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Nature",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "ar",
          "name": "Sudan",
          "orig": "ar:Sudan",
          "parents": [
            "Africa",
            "Earth",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Sudan (a country in Africa)"
      ],
      "id": "en-السودان-ar-name-dENkOFEi",
      "links": [
        [
          "Sudan",
          "Sudan#English"
        ],
        [
          "Africa",
          "Africa#English"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "roman": "sūdāniyy",
          "word": "سُودَانِيّ"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/as.suː.daːn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "السودان"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "Historically, the term was used to refer to Black Africa (Sub-Saharan region) in general, as the root word سُود (sūd) means \"Blacks\". It's one of the Arabic country names, which requires the definite article ال (al-).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "السُّودَان",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "as-sūdān",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ar-decl-noun",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "informal",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "السُّودَان",
      "roman": "as-sūdān",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "informal",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "informal",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "السُّودَانُ",
      "roman": "as-sūdānu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "السُّودَانَ",
      "roman": "as-sūdāna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "construct",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "السُّودَانِ",
      "roman": "as-sūdāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "genitive",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "السُّودَان",
        "2": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "السُّودَان • (as-sūdān) m",
      "name": "ar-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "سُودَان",
        "state": "def"
      },
      "name": "ar-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Arabic",
  "lang_code": "ar",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "sūdāniyy",
      "word": "سُودَانِيّ"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Arabic 3-syllable words",
        "Arabic definite nouns",
        "Arabic entries with incorrect language header",
        "Arabic lemmas",
        "Arabic masculine nouns",
        "Arabic nouns with basic triptote singular",
        "Arabic proper nouns",
        "Arabic terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "ar:Countries",
        "ar:Countries in Africa",
        "ar:Sudan"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Sudan (a country in Africa)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Sudan",
          "Sudan#English"
        ],
        [
          "Africa",
          "Africa#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/as.suː.daːn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "السودان"
}