Basra
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English
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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
Translations
city in Iraq
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Etymology 2
Borrowed from Punjabi ਬਸਰਾ (basrā).
Proper noun
Basra (plural Basras)
- 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.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Basra”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 112.
Anagrams
Uzbek
Proper noun
Basra