ابنة البحر

Arabic

Etymology

اِبْنَة (ibna, daughter) + بَحْر (baḥr, sea), literally daughter of the sea.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ib.nat al.baħr/

Noun

اِبْنَة الْبَحْر • (ibnat al-baḥr) f (plural بَنَات الْبَحْر (banāt al-baḥr))

  1. mermaid
    Synonyms: خَيَلَان (ḵayalān), حُورِيَّة الْبَحْر (ḥūriyyat al-baḥr), عَرُوسَة الْبَحْر (ʕarūsat al-baḥr), حُورِيَّة الْمَاء (ḥūriyyat al-māʔ)

Declension

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