الدار البيضاء
Arabic
Etymology
From دَار (dār, “house”) + بَيْضَاء (bayḍāʔ, “white”): a calque of the original Portuguese name Casa Branca (“White House”, casa + branca), changed to Casablanca when the Spanish assumed control of the city.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ad.daːr al.baj.dˤaːʔ/, /adˈdaːru ɫbajdˤaːʔ/
Proper noun
الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء • (ad-dār al-bayḍāʔ) f
- Casablanca (the capital city of the region of Casablanca-Settat, Morocco)
Declension
Declension of noun الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء (ad-dār al-bayḍāʔ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء ad-dār al-bayḍāʔ |
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| Nominative | — | الدَّارُ الْبَيْضَاءُ ad-dāru l-bayḍāʔu |
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| Accusative | — | الدَّارَ الْبَيْضَاءَ ad-dāra l-bayḍāʔa |
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| Genitive | — | الدَّارِ الْبَيْضَاءِ ad-dāri l-bayḍāʔi |
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Synonyms
- كَازَابْلَانْكَا (kazablanka)
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