Bab al-Shams

E1022020
Arabic term literary motif poetic expression symbolic name

Bab al-Shams is an Arabic term meaning "Gate of the Sun," commonly used as a poetic or symbolic name in literature, culture, and place names.

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Label Occurrences
Bab al-Shams canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arabic term ⓘ
literary motif ⓘ
poetic expression ⓘ
symbolic name ⓘ
alternativeTransliteration Bab ash-Shams NERFINISHED ⓘ
category Arabic names ⓘ
Arabic phrases ⓘ
symbolic expressions in Arabic culture ⓘ
componentOf Arabic metaphorical language ⓘ
Arabic toponymy ⓘ
connotation hope ⓘ
new beginning ⓘ
transition ⓘ
etymologyPart al-shams (the sun) ⓘ
bab (gate) ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
literalMeaning Gate of the Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ
semanticField gate ⓘ
light ⓘ
sun ⓘ
transliteration Bab al-Shams NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedAs place name ⓘ
symbolic title ⓘ
usedIn Arabic cultural discourse ⓘ
Arabic literature ⓘ
Arabic poetry ⓘ
writingSystem Arabic script ⓘ

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Gate of the Sun → translatedAs → Bab al-Shams ⓘ