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Basra
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basra
English
Alternative forms
city in Iraq en Balsara Balsora Bassora Bussero Bussora all obsolete
Etymology 1
en :bor ota:بصره<tr:Basra> ar:البَصْرَة 1
From en ota بصره Basra and en ar البَصْرَة, from ar ال the, land of the + ar بَصْرَة overseer.
Proper noun
en Q48195 en port city in southeastern c/Iraq.
en Q193551 en governorate in southeastern c/Iraq.
Derived terms
en Gulf of Basra Basran
Translations
city in Iraq
Arabic: ar بصرة f اَلْبَصْرَة
Aramaic:
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: aii ܒܲܨܪܵܐ
Bulgarian: bg Ба́сра f, bg Ал-Ба́сра f
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 巴士拉 Bāshìlā
Coptic: cop ⲃⲁϣⲣⲁ
French: fr Bassorah
Greek: el Βασόρα f
Hebrew: he בַּצְרַה baṣrá
Hindi: hi बसरा m
Italian: it Bassora f
Japanese: ja バスラ
Latin: la Basra f
Persian: fa بصره basre, fa بسراه basrâh
Portuguese: pt Baçorá
Russian: ru Ба́сра f
Tajik: tg Басра
Turkish: tr Basra
Ottoman Turkish: ota بصره Basra
Uyghur: ug بەسرە
Etymology 2
en :bor pa:ਬਸਰਾ + 1
Proper noun
s
en 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.
Further reading
Anagrams
en aabrs Arabs Baars Baras Sabra abras arbas sabar sabra
Turkish
Etymology
tr :inh ota:بصره<tr:Basra> + 1
Proper noun
tr port city in southeastern c/Iraq Basra
Declension
Uzbek
Etymology
uz :bor ar:البَصْرَة 1
From uz ar البَصْرَة.
Proper noun
uz proper noun
uz city c/Iraq Basra