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 A port city in southeastern Iraq. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 112. === Anagrams === Arabs, Baars, Baras, Sabra, abras, arbas, sabar, sabra == Turkish == === Etymology === From Ottoman Turkish بصره (Basra). === Proper noun === Basra Basra (a port city in southeastern Iraq) ==== Declension ==== == Uzbek == === Etymology === From Arabic البَصْرَة (al-Baṣra). === Proper noun === Basra Basra (a city in Iraq)