Sahel

English

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Sahel

Wikipedia

Geographical map of the Sahel

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. An administrative region of Tunisia, in the central east part of the country.

Derived terms

• Sahelian

Related terms

• Swahili

Translations

A region in Africa

Armenian: Սահել (Sahel) Chinese: Mandarin: 薩赫勒／萨赫勒 (Sàhèlè) Esperanto: Sahelo Finnish: Sahel (fi) Georgian: საჰელი (saheli) German: Sahelzone (de) f, Sahel (de) m Greek: Σαχέλ (Sachél) Japanese: サヘル (Saheru) Korean: 사헬 (sahel) Moore: sayɛlle Portuguese: Sael m, Sahel (pt) m Russian: Сахель (Saxelʹ) Spanish: Sahel m Thai: ซาเฮล Ukrainian: Сахель m (Saxelʹ)

References

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

Anagrams

• helas, leash, hales, Selah, heals, Saleh, sheal, shale, selah, Heals, Halse, halse, Hales, Shalë

Finnish

Etymology

From Arabic سَاحِل (sāḥil).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Sahel

1. Sahel (semiarid region in northern Africa)

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	—
abessive		Sahelitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Sahel (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Sahelini — accusative nom. Sahelini — gen. Sahelini genitive Sahelini — partitive Saheliani — inessive Sahelissani — elative Sahelistani — illative Saheliini — adessive Sahelillani — ablative Saheliltani — allative Sahelilleni — essive Sahelinani — translative Sahelikseni — abessive Sahelittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Sahelisi — accusative nom. Sahelisi — gen. Sahelisi genitive Sahelisi — partitive Saheliasi — inessive Sahelissasi — elative Sahelistasi — illative Saheliisi — adessive Sahelillasi — ablative Saheliltasi — allative Sahelillesi — essive Sahelinasi — translative Saheliksesi — abessive Sahelittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Sahelimme — accusative nom. Sahelimme — gen. Sahelimme genitive Sahelimme — partitive Saheliamme — inessive Sahelissamme — elative Sahelistamme — illative Saheliimme — adessive Sahelillamme — ablative Saheliltamme — allative Sahelillemme — essive Sahelinamme — translative Saheliksemme — abessive Sahelittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Sahelinne — accusative nom. Sahelinne — gen. Sahelinne genitive Sahelinne — partitive Sahelianne — inessive Sahelissanne — elative Sahelistanne — illative Saheliinne — adessive Sahelillanne — ablative Saheliltanne — allative Sahelillenne — essive Sahelinanne — translative Saheliksenne — abessive Sahelittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Sahelinsa — accusative nom. Sahelinsa — gen. Sahelinsa genitive Sahelinsa — partitive Saheliaan Saheliansa — inessive Sahelissaan Sahelissansa — elative Sahelistaan Sahelistansa — illative Saheliinsa — adessive Sahelillaan Sahelillansa — ablative Saheliltaan Saheliltansa — allative Sahelilleen Sahelillensa — essive Sahelinaan Sahelinansa — translative Sahelikseen Saheliksensa — abessive Sahelittaan Sahelittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

compounds

• sahelinelandi
• sahelinpaksujalka

 

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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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 (semiarid region in northern Africa)

Derived terms

• saheliano