عروسة البحر

Arabic

Etymology

عَرُوسَة (ʕarūsa, “bride”) +‎ بَحْر (baḥr, “sea”), literally “bride of the sea”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʕa.ruː.sat al.baħr/

Noun

عَرُوسَة الْبَحْر • (ʿarūsat al-baḥr) f (plural عَرَائِس الْبَحْر (ʕarāʔis al-baḥr))

  1. mermaid
    Synonyms: خَيَلَان (ḵayalān), ابْنَة الْبَحْر (ibnat al-baḥr), حُورِيَّة الْبَحْر (ḥūriyyat al-baḥr), حُورِيَّة الْمَاء (ḥūriyyat al-māʔ)

Declension
Declension of noun عَرُوسَة الْبَحْر (ʕarūsat al-baḥr)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal — عَرُوسَة الْبَحْر
ʕarūsat al-baḥr		 —
Nominative — عَرُوسَةُ الْبَحْرِ
ʕarūsatu l-baḥri		 —
Accusative — عَرُوسَةَ الْبَحْرِ
ʕarūsata l-baḥri		 —
Genitive — عَرُوسَةِ الْبَحْرِ
ʕarūsati l-baḥri		 —
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