N'Djamena
See also: Ndjamena and N'Djaména
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French N'Djaména, from the Arabic name of a nearby village نِجَامِينَا (nijāmīnā, “place of rest”). Renamed from Fort-Lamy on 6 April 1973 by President François Tombalbaye, as part of his authenticité program of Africanization.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ən.dʒɑːˈmeɪ.nɑː/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪnɑː
Proper noun
N'Djamena
- The capital city of Chad.
- Synonym: (historical) Fort-Lamy
Translations
capital city of Chad
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Afrikaans
Alternative forms
Proper noun
N'Djamena
- N'Djamena (the capital city of Chad)
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈndʒamɛna]
Proper noun
N'Djamena f
- N'Djamena (the capital city of Chad)
Declension
Declension of N'Djamena (sg-only hard feminine)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | N'Djamena |
| genitive | N'Djameny |
| dative | N'Djameně |
| accusative | N'Djamenu |
| vocative | N'Djameno |
| locative | N'Djameně |
| instrumental | N'Djamenou |
French
Alternative forms
- N'Djaména, Ndjamena
Etymology
From Arabic نِجَامِينَا (nijāmīnā, “place of rest”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n‿dʒa.me.na/
Proper noun
N'Djamena f
- N'Djamena (the capital city of Chad)
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.ʒaˈmẽ.nɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.ʒaˈme.na/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩ.ʒɐˈme.nɐ/
Proper noun
N'Djamena f