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سُودانِيّ
Sudanese /suː.dɑːˈniː/
adjectiveB2#4410 most common
Also: a person from Sudan
Example sentences
هو رجل سوداني.
He is a Sudanese man.
أكلت طعاماً سودانياً لذيذاً.
I ate delicious Sudanese food.
صديقتي سودانية وتعيش في الخرطوم.
My friend is Sudanese and lives in Khartoum.
يشتهر الشاي السوداني بنكهته المميزة.
Sudanese tea is known for its distinctive flavor.
هاجر كثير من السودانيين إلى دول الخليج بحثاً عن العمل.
Many Sudanese people emigrated to Gulf countries in search of work.
تعكس الموسيقى السودانية التقليدية تنوع الثقافات واللغات في البلاد.
Traditional Sudanese music reflects the diversity of cultures and languages in the country.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | سودانيٌّ | سودانيّون |
| Genitive | سودانيٍّ | سودانيّينَ |
| Accusative | سودانيًّا | سودانيّينَ |
| Vocative | يا سودانيُّ | يا سودانيّون |
Word family
السودانSudan (the country)
أسودblack (masculine)
سوداءblack (feminine)
سوادblackness, darkness
سودانيةSudanese (feminine)
Etymology
The word traces back to السودان (as-Sudan), the Arabic name for the country, itself shortened from بلاد السودان, 'the land of the blacks'. That phrase used the plural of أسود (aswad, black), from the Semitic root س-و-د. Adding the nisba suffix ي to السودان produces سوداني, 'of Sudan' or 'Sudanese'.
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