البحر الأبيض المتوسط

Arabic

Etymology

بَحْر (baḥr, sea) + أَبْيَض (ʔabyaḍ, white) + مُتَوَسِّط (mutawassiṭ, middle), literally the middle white sea.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /al.baħr al.ʔab.jadˤ al.mu.ta.was.sitˤ/

Proper noun

الْبَحْر الْأَبْيَض الْمُتَوَسِّط • (al-baḥr al-ʔabyaḍ al-mutawassiṭ) m

  1. Mediterranean Sea
    Synonyms: الْبَحْر الْمُتَوَسِّط (al-baḥr al-mutawassiṭ), (obsolete) بَحْر الرُّوم (baḥr ar-rūm)

Declension

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