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

Declension of noun الْبَحْر الْأَبْيَض الْمُتَوَسِّط (al-baḥr al-ʔabyaḍ al-mutawassiṭ)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	—	الْبَحْر الْأَبْيَض الْمُتَوَسِّط al-baḥr al-ʔabyaḍ al-mutawassiṭ	—
nominative	—	الْبَحْرُ الْأَبْيَضُ الْمُتَوَسِّطُ al-baḥru l-ʔabyaḍu l-mutawassiṭu	—
accusative	—	الْبَحْرَ الْأَبْيَضَ الْمُتَوَسِّطَ al-baḥra l-ʔabyaḍa l-mutawassiṭa	—
genitive	—	الْبَحْرِ الْأَبْيَضِ الْمُتَوَسِّطِ al-baḥri l-ʔabyaḍi l-mutawassiṭi	—

Further reading

• البحر الأبيض المتوسط on the Arabic Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ar