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البحر المتوسط

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Arabic

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Etymology

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بَحْر (baḥr, sea) +‎ مُتَوَسِّط (mutawassiṭ, middle), literally the middle sea.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /al.baħr al.mu.ta.was.sitˤ/

Proper noun

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الْبَحْر الْمُتَوَسِّط (al-baḥr al-mutawassiṭm

  1. synonym of الْبَحْر الْأَبْيَض الْمُتَوَسِّط (al-baḥr al-ʔabyaḍ al-mutawassiṭ)

Declension

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Declension of noun الْبَحْر الْمُتَوَسِّط (al-baḥr al-mutawassiṭ)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal الْبَحْر الْمُتَوَسِّط
al-baḥr al-mutawassiṭ
nominative الْبَحْرُ الْمُتَوَسِّطُ
al-baḥru l-mutawassiṭu
accusative الْبَحْرَ الْمُتَوَسِّطَ
al-baḥra l-mutawassiṭa
genitive الْبَحْرِ الْمُتَوَسِّطِ
al-baḥri l-mutawassiṭi

South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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Literally “the middle sea”.

Proper noun

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البحر المتوسّط (il-baḥr il-mutawasseṭm

  1. the Mediterranean Sea
    Synonym: البحر الأبيض المتوسط (il-baḥr il-ʔabyaḍ il-mutawasseṭ)