"Basra" meaning in English

See Basra in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Ottoman Turkish بصره (Basra) and Arabic البَصْرَة (al-Baṣra), from ال (al-, “the, land of the”) + بَصْرَة (baṣra, “overseer”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ota|بصره|tr=Basra}} Ottoman Turkish بصره (Basra), {{bor|en|ar|البَصْرَة|tr=al-Baṣra}} Arabic البَصْرَة (al-Baṣra) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Basra
  1. A port city in southeastern Iraq. Categories (place): Cities in Iraq, Places in Iraq Synonyms (city in Iraq): Balsara, Balsora, Bassora, Bussero, Bussora [obsolete] Translations (city in Iraq): اَلْبَصْرَة (al-baṣra) [feminine] (Arabic), ܒܲܨܪܵܐ (baṣrā) (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic), Ба́сра (Básra) [feminine] (Bulgarian), Ал-Ба́сра (Al-Básra) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 巴士拉 (Bāshìlā) (Chinese Mandarin), ⲃⲁϣⲣⲁ (bašra) (Coptic), Bassorah (French), बसरा (basrā) [masculine] (Hindi), バスラ (Japanese), Basra [feminine] (Latin), Βασόρα (Vasóra) [feminine] (Modern Greek), بصره (Basra) (Ottoman Turkish), بصره (basre) (Persian), بسراه (basrâh) (Persian), Bassorá (Portuguese), Ба́сра (Básra) [feminine] (Russian), Basra (Turkish), بەسرە (besre) (Uyghur)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: Basras [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Punjabi ਬਸਰਾ (basrā). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|pa|ਬਸਰਾ}} Punjabi ਬਸਰਾ (basrā) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Basra (plural Basras)
  1. A surname from Punjabi.
    Sense id: en-Basra-en-name-8~1qxyPZ Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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