Basra

See also: basra

English

Alternative forms

• (city in Iraq): Balsara, Balsora, Bassora, Bussero, Bussora (all obsolete)

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

1. A port city in southeastern Iraq.

Translations

city in Iraq

• Arabic: اَلْبَصْرَة f (al-baṣra)
• Aramaic:

  Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܒܲܨܪܵܐ (baṣrā)

• Bulgarian: Ба́сра f (Básra), Ал-Ба́сра f (Al-Básra)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 巴士拉 (zh) (Bāshìlā)

• Coptic: ⲃⲁϣⲣⲁ (bašra)
• French: Bassorah (fr)
• Greek:

  Modern: Βασόρα (el) f (Vasóra)

• Hindi: बसरा m (basrā)
• Japanese: バスラ
• Latin: Basra f
• Ottoman Turkish: بصره (Basra)
• Persian: بصره (fa) (basre), بسراه (basrâh)
• Portuguese: Bassorá
• Russian: Ба́сра f (Básra)
• Turkish: Basra (tr)
• Uyghur: بەسرە (besre)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Punjabi ਬਸਰਾ (basrā).

Proper noun

Basra (plural Basras)

1. A surname from Punjabi.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Basra is the 40432^nd 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 112.

Anagrams

• Arabs, Baars, Baras, Sabra, abras, arbas, sabar, sabra

Uzbek

Proper noun

Basra

1. Basra (a city in Iraq)