دریای مرده

Persian

Etymology

From دریا (daryâ, “sea”) +‎ مرده (morde, “dead”), a calque of Arabic الْبَحْر الْمَيِّت (al-baḥr al-mayyit).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [daɾ.ˈjɑː.ji muɾ.ˈda]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äɾ.jɑ́ː.jɪ mʊɾ.d̪ǽ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äɾ.jɑ́ː.jɪ mʊɾ.d̪ǽ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪äɾ.jɑ́ː.jɪ mʊɾ.d̪ǽ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪äɾ.jɔ́ː.ji muɾ.d̪ǽ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪æɹ.jɒ́ː.je moɹ.d̪é]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äɾ.jɔ́.ji muɾ.d̪ǽ]

Readings
Classical reading?	daryā-yi murda
Dari reading?	daryā-yi murda
Iranian reading?	daryâ-ye morde
Tajik reading?	daryo-yi murda

Proper noun

دریای مرده • (daryâ-ye morde)

1. Dead Sea (a lake in the Middle East in Israel, Palestine and Jordan, noted for high salinity and for its banks being the lowest land-based elevation on Earth)