ים־המלח

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew יַם הַמֶּלַח (yam hamélakh, “Dead Sea”)

Pronunciation

• (YIVO, Northeastern) IPA^(key): /jam haˈmɛləχ/
• (Poylish, Ukrainish) IPA^(key): /jam haˈmɛɪ̯ləχ/

Proper noun

ים־המלח • (yam-hamelekh) m

1. Dead Sea

References

Justus van de Kamp et al., “ים־המלח” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].