السودان

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Etymology

Historically, the term was used to refer to Black Africa (Sub-Saharan region) in general, as the root word سُود (sūd) means "Blacks". It's one of the Arabic country names, which requires the definite article ال (al-).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

السُّودَان (as-sūdānm

  1. Sudan (a country in Africa)

Usage notes

  • Unlike the majority of country names السُّودَان (as-sūdān) is a masculine.

Declension

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References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “سود”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN