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. One of the six regions of Tunisia, in the central east part of the country

Derived terms

Translations

References

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

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Finnish

Etymology

From Arabic سَاحِل (sāḥil).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Sahel

  1. Sahel (arid region in northern Africa, south of the Saharan desert)

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
instructive
abessive Sahelitta
comitative
Possessive forms of Sahel (type risti)
possessor singular plural
1st person Sahelini Sahelimme
2nd person Sahelisi Sahelinne
3rd person Sahelinsa

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (file)

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 (a region of Africa)

Derived terms

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