Sahel

English

Etymology

From Arabic سَاحِل (sāḥil, “border of the desert”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /səˈhɛl/[1]

Proper noun

Sahel

  1. A region of Africa, between the Sahara to the north and a more humid zone (Sudan) to the south.
  2. An administrative region of Tunisia, in the central east part of the country.

Derived terms

Translations

References

  1. “"Sahel" on Lexico.com”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎, 2019 December 4 (last accessed), archived from the original on 4 December 2019

Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology

From Arabic سَاحِل (sāḥil).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑhel/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝ɦe̞l]
  • Rhymes: -ɑhel
  • Syllabification(key): Sa‧hel

Proper noun

Sahel

  1. Sahel (semiarid region in northern Africa)

Declension

Inflection of Sahel (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Sahel —
genitive Sahelin —
partitive Sahelia —
illative Saheliin —
singular plural
nominative Sahel —
accusative nom. Sahel —
gen. Sahelin
genitive Sahelin —
partitive Sahelia —
inessive Sahelissa —
elative Sahelista —
illative Saheliin —
adessive Sahelilla —
ablative Sahelilta —
allative Sahelille —
essive Sahelina —
translative Saheliksi —
abessive Sahelitta —
instructive — —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Sahel (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Sahelini —
accusative nom. Sahelini —
gen. Sahelini
genitive Sahelini —
partitive Saheliani —
inessive Sahelissani —
elative Sahelistani —
illative Saheliini —
adessive Sahelillani —
ablative Saheliltani —
allative Sahelilleni —
essive Sahelinani —
translative Sahelikseni —
abessive Sahelittani —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Sahelisi —
accusative nom. Sahelisi —
gen. Sahelisi
genitive Sahelisi —
partitive Saheliasi —
inessive Sahelissasi —
elative Sahelistasi —
illative Saheliisi —
adessive Sahelillasi —
ablative Saheliltasi —
allative Sahelillesi —
essive Sahelinasi —
translative Saheliksesi —
abessive Sahelittasi —
instructive — —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Sahelimme —
accusative nom. Sahelimme —
gen. Sahelimme
genitive Sahelimme —
partitive Saheliamme —
inessive Sahelissamme —
elative Sahelistamme —
illative Saheliimme —
adessive Sahelillamme —
ablative Saheliltamme —
allative Sahelillemme —
essive Sahelinamme —
translative Saheliksemme —
abessive Sahelittamme —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Sahelinne —
accusative nom. Sahelinne —
gen. Sahelinne
genitive Sahelinne —
partitive Sahelianne —
inessive Sahelissanne —
elative Sahelistanne —
illative Saheliinne —
adessive Sahelillanne —
ablative Saheliltanne —
allative Sahelillenne —
essive Sahelinanne —
translative Saheliksenne —
abessive Sahelittanne —
instructive — —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Sahelinsa —
accusative nom. Sahelinsa —
gen. Sahelinsa
genitive Sahelinsa —
partitive Saheliaan
Saheliansa
—
inessive Sahelissaan
Sahelissansa
—
elative Sahelistaan
Sahelistansa
—
illative Saheliinsa —
adessive Sahelillaan
Sahelillansa
—
ablative Saheliltaan
Saheliltansa
—
allative Sahelilleen
Sahelillensa
—
essive Sahelinaan
Sahelinansa
—
translative Sahelikseen
Saheliksensa
—
abessive Sahelittaan
Sahelittansa
—
instructive — —
comitative — —

Derived terms

compounds

German

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic سَاحِل (sāḥil, “border of the desert”, literally “coast”).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Sahel m (proper noun, strong, genitive Sahels or Sahel)

  1. Sahel (semiarid region in northern Africa)
    Synonym: Sahelzone

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saˈel/ [saˈel]
  • Rhymes: -el
  • Syllabification: Sa‧hel

Proper noun

Sahel m

  1. Sahel (semiarid region in northern Africa)

Derived terms

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