Basra

Basra

See also: basra

English

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

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.
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

Etymology tree
Punjabi ਬਸਰਾ (basrā)bor.
English Basra

    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

    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
    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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