Sanaa
/sɑˈnɑː/
Sanaa proper noun: the capital and largest city of Yemen.
Proper noun
Sanaa
- The capital and largest city of Yemen.
- The Yemeni government.
- A governorate of Yemen, surrounding the capital.
Sanaa meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
Sanaa in Hindi
- capital of Yemen
- सना sanā
Sanaa in Tamil
- capital of Yemen
- சானாஅ cāṉā’a, சானா cāṉā
Sanaa in Urdu
- capital of Yemen
- صنعا san'ā, صنعاء san'ā'
Sanaa in Bengali
- capital of Yemen
- সানা śana
More languagesFewer languages
- Sanaa in Pashto
- صنعا san'ā
- Sanaa in Tagalog
- Sanaa
- Sanaa in Arabic
- صَنْعَاء ṣanʕāʔ
- Sanaa in Malay
- Sana'a
- Sanaa in Indonesian
- Sana'a
- Sanaa in Persian
- صنعا san'â
- Sanaa in Thai
- ซานา saa-nâa
- Sanaa in Vietnamese
- Xa-na
- Sanaa in Myanmar
- ဆန်နာရာမြို့ hcannaramrui.
Forms of Sanaa
| alternative form | San'a' |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Ṣanʻāʼ |
| alternative form | Sana |
| alternative form | San'a |
| alternative form | Sana'a |
Origin of Sanaa
Borrowed from Arabic صَنْعَاء (ṣanʕāʔ).
Words formed from Sanaa
Questions about Sanaa
- What does Sanaa mean?
- Sanaa means the capital and largest city of Yemen.
- What is Sanaa in Hindi?
- Sanaa in Hindi is सना (sanā). See Sanaa meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Sanaa?
- Sanaa is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Sanaa?
- Sanaa is pronounced /sɑˈnɑː/.
Words near Sanaa in the dictionary
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