Basra

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English

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Etymology 1

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Arabic الْبَصْرَة (al-baṣra)bor.
Ottoman Turkish بصره (Basra)bor.
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Arabic البَصْرَة (al-baṣra)bor.
English Basra

    From Ottoman Turkish بصره (Basra) and Arabic البَصْرَة (al-baṣra), from ال (al-, “the, land of the”) + بَصْرَة (baṣra, “overseer”).

    Proper noun

    Basra

    2. A port city in southeastern Iraq.
    4. A governorate in southeastern Iraq.
    Derived terms
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    Etymology 2

      Borrowed from Punjabi ਬਸਰਾ (basrā).

      Proper noun

      Basra (plural Basras)

      1. A surname from Punjabi.
      Statistics
      • According to the 2010 United States Census, Basra is the 40432nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 541 individuals. Basra is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (90.57%) individuals.

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      Turkish

      Etymology

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      Arabic الْبَصْرَة (al-baṣra)bor.
      Ottoman Turkish بصره (Basra)
      Turkish Basra

        Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بصره (Basra).

        Proper noun

        Basra

        1. Basra (a port city in southeastern Iraq)

        Declension

        Declension of Basra
        singular plural
        nominative Basra Basralar / Basra'lar
        definite accusative Basra'yı Basraları / Basra'ları
        dative Basra'ya Basralara / Basra'lara
        locative Basra'da Basralarda / Basra'larda
        ablative Basra'dan Basralardan / Basra'lardan
        genitive Basra'nın Basraların / Basra'ların

        Uzbek

        Etymology

          From Arabic البَصْرَة (al-baṣra).

          Proper noun

          Basra

          1. Basra (a city in Iraq)
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