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Al Mukalla

Al Mukalla

8.0
A port city in southern Yemen on the Gulf of Aden, east of the city of Aden
  • proper noun
: Al Mukalla
  • Trade has long flourished in Al Mukalla due to its strategic location on the Gulf of Aden.

Examples

  • The ship docked at Al Mukalla before continuing its journey along the coast.

  • Humanitarian aid was delivered to Al Mukalla after the cyclone struck Yemen.

  • I visited Al Mukalla last summer.

  • Have you ever been to Al Mukalla?

  • Humanitarian aid was delivered to Al Mukalla after the cyclone struck Yemen.

  • The ship docked at Al Mukalla before continuing its journey along the coast.

  • Trade has long flourished in Al Mukalla due to its strategic location on the Gulf of Aden.

Synonyms

Mukalla
vsAl Mukalla
1 8.6

A port city in southern Yemen on the Gulf of Aden

is the fuller written form that includes the initial article
Al-Mukalla
vsAl Mukalla
9.3

A port city in southern Yemen on the Gulf of Aden

is written without a hyphen in this form

Surface Forms

Al Mukalla main

Morphology

Al + Mukalla

The form is a straightforward place name composed of the Arabic definite article 'Al' (the) plus the toponym 'Mukalla' (a port city). A B1 learner who knows these constituents can readily infer it refers to the city 'Al Mukalla' (the port city), so the meaning is transparently derivable and non-idiomatic.

Etymology

Al Mukalla may come from an old Arabic word made of al meaning 'the' and mukalla meaning 'a raised or protected place by the sea'. Picture a small fort or high ground where ships could shelter, and that is why the name fits a busy 'port city' on the Gulf of Aden.