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.

Proper noun

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

  1. Dead Sea

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. the Dead Sea
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