البحر الميت

Arabic

Etymology

Calque of Ancient Greek Νεκρά Θάλασσα (Nekrá Thálassa, “Nekrá Thálassa”), from Mare Mortuum, from the paucity of the lake's fish due to its extreme salinity.

Pronunciation
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Proper noun

الْبَحْرُ الْمَيِّتُ‎ or اَلْبَحْرُ الْمَيْتُ • (al-baḥru l-mayyitu or al-baḥru l-maytu) m

  1. Dead Sea (a highly saline lake in Israel, Palestine and Jordan)

Declension
Declension of noun الْبَحْر الْمَيِّت (al-baḥr al-mayyit)‎; الْبَحْر الْمَيْت (al-baḥr al-mayt)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal — الْبَحْر الْمَيِّت‎; الْبَحْر الْمَيْت
al-baḥr al-mayyit‎; al-baḥr al-mayt		 —
Nominative — الْبَحْرُ الْمَيِّتُ‎; الْبَحْرُ الْمَيْتُ
al-baḥru l-mayyitu‎; al-baḥru l-maytu		 —
Accusative — الْبَحْرَ الْمَيِّتَ‎; الْبَحْرَ الْمَيْتَ
al-baḥra l-mayyita‎; al-baḥra l-mayta		 —
Genitive — الْبَحْرِ الْمَيِّتِ‎; الْبَحْرِ الْمَيْتِ
al-baḥri l-mayyiti‎; al-baḥri l-mayti		 —

Synonyms

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic الْبَحْر الْمَيِّت‎ (al-baḥr al-mayyit).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lbaħr lmij.jit/, [(ɪ)lˈba.ħ(ɪ)r (ɪ)lˈmij.jɪt]
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Proper noun

البحر الميّت‎ • (il-baḥr il-miyyet) m

  1. Dead Sea (a highly saline lake in Israel, Palestine and Jordan)
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