Basra
name
name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A port city in southeastern Iraq.
- 2 A surname from Punjabi.
Example
More examples"The US army attacked Basra and advanced towards Baghdad."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Ottoman Turkish بصره (Basra) and Arabic البَصْرَة (al-Baṣra), from ال (al-, “the, land of the”) + بَصْرَة (baṣra, “overseer”).
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Punjabi ਬਸਰਾ (basrā).