"السودان" meaning in Arabic

See السودان in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /as.suː.daːn/
Etymology: From سودان (sūdān) + ال (al-). 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-). Etymology templates: {{af|ar|سودان|ال|tr1=sūdān|tr2=al-}} سودان (sūdān) + ال (al-) Head templates: {{ar-proper noun|السُّودَان|m}} السُّودَان • (as-sūdān) m Inflection templates: {{ar-decl-noun|سُودَان|state=def}} Forms: السُّودَان [canonical], as-sūdān [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], - [indefinite, informal, singular, triptote], السُّودَان [definite, informal, singular, triptote], - [construct, informal, singular, triptote], - [indefinite, nominative, singular, triptote], السُّودَانُ [definite, nominative, singular, triptote], - [construct, nominative, singular, triptote], - [accusative, indefinite, singular, triptote], السُّودَانَ [accusative, definite, singular, triptote], - [accusative, construct, singular, triptote], - [genitive, indefinite, singular, triptote], السُّودَانِ [definite, genitive, singular, triptote], - [construct, genitive, singular, triptote]
  1. Sudan (a country in North Africa and East Africa) Categories (place): Countries in Africa Related terms: سُودَانِيّ (sūdāniyy)
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        "triptote"
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          "parents": [],
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    }
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        "singular",
        "triptote"
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        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
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        "singular",
        "triptote"
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "construct",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
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        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "السُّودَانِ",
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        "definite",
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        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
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        "construct",
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        "singular",
        "triptote"
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        "Arabic terms with redundant transliterations",
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      "ipa": "/as.suː.daːn/"
    }
  ],
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}

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