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

  1. A port city in southeastern Iraq.
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

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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Anagrams

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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