ܝܡܐ ܕܡܠܚܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ܝܡܐ ܕܡܠܚܐ

Etymology

Biblical Hebrew יַם הַמֶּלַח‎ (yam ha-mélaḥ, literally “Sea of salt”), from the lake's extreme salinity.

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [jɑːmɑː‿dəmɪl.xɑː]

Proper noun

ܝܵܡܵܐ ܕܡܸܠܚܵܐ‎ • (yāmā dmilḥā) m

  1. the Dead Sea (lake in the Middle East)
    Synonym: ܝܵܡܵܐ ܕܡܝܼ̈ܬܹܐ‎ (yāmā d-mītē)
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