Bahrain

English

Alternative forms

• Bahrein, Bahrayn

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْبَحْرَيْن (al-baḥrayn, literally “the two seas”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑː(h)ˈɹeɪn/

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• Audio (UK):

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• Rhymes: -eɪn

Proper noun

Bahrain

2. An archipelago, island, and country in West Asia in the Persian Gulf. Official name: Kingdom of Bahrain. Capital: Manama.
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     Five of them — Iran, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain — supply more than a third of the world’s urea, an important nitrogen fertilizer, and nearly a quarter of another one, ammonia.

Derived terms

• Bahraini
• Bahrain Region
• BHR

Translations

country in West Asia

• Abkhaz: Баҳреин (Baḥrejn)
• Afrikaans: Bahrein
• Albanian: Bahraini m, Bahrain m (indefinite)
• Amharic: ባሕሬን (baḥren)
• Arabic: الْبَحْرَيْن (ar) f (al-baḥrayn)
• Aramaic:

  Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܒܵܚܪܵܝܢ (baḳrayn)

• Armenian: Բահրեյն (hy) (Bahreyn)
• Asturian: Baḥréin (ast), Bahréin (ast)
• Azerbaijani: Bəhreyn (az)
• Bashkir: Бахрейн (Baxreyn)
• Belarusian: Бахрэ́йн m (Baxréjn)
• Bengali: বাহরাইন (bn) (bahorain)
• Dzongkha: བཧ་རེན (bah ren)
• Breton: Bahrein
• Bulgarian: Бахре́йн (bg) m (Bahréjn)
• Burmese: ဘာရိန်း (bharin:)
• Catalan: Bahrain (ca) m
• Chechen: Бахьрайн (Baḥʳrajn)
• Cherokee: ᏆᎭᎴᎢᏂ (quahaleini)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 巴林 (baa¹ lam⁴)

  Mandarin: 巴林 (zh) (Bālín)

• Crimean Tatar: Bahreyn
• Czech: Bahrajn (cs) m
• Danish: Bahrain n
• Dhivehi: ބަޙްރައިން (baḥrain̊)
• Dutch: Bahrein (nl) n
• Esperanto: Barejno (eo)
• Estonian: Bahrein (et)
• Farefare: Baarein
• Finnish: Bahrain (fi)
• French: Bahreïn (fr) m, Bahrayn (fr) m
• Frisian:

  West Frisian: Bachrein (fy) n

• Galician: Bahrain (gl)
• Georgian: ბაჰრეინი (ka) (bahreini)
• German: Bahrain (de)
• Greek: Μπαχρέιν (el) n (Bachréin)

  Ancient Greek: Τύλος (Túlos)

• Gujarati: બહરૈન (bahrain)
• Hausa: Baharain
• Hebrew: בַּחְרֵיְן / בחריין f (baḥreyn)
• Hindi: बहरीन (hi) m (bahrīn), बहरैन (hi) m (bahrain)
• Hungarian: Bahrein (hu)
• Icelandic: Barein (is)
• Indonesian: Bahrain (id)
• Interlingua: Bahrein
• Irish: Bairéin f
• Italian: Bahrain m, Bahrein (it) m
• Japanese: バーレーン (ja) (Bārēn), バーレイン (Bārein)
• Kalenjin: Bahren
• Kamba: Bareni
• Kannada: ಬಹರೇನ್ (kn) (baharēn)
• Kashmiri: बहरैन (baharain)
• Kazakh: Бахрейн (kk) (Baxrein)
• Khmer: បារ៉ែន (km) (baaraen)
• Kikuyu: Bahren
• Korean: 바레인 (ko) (Barein)
• Kumyk: Багьрайн (Bahrayn)
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: Behreyn (ku)

• Kyrgyz: Бахрейн (ky) (Bahreyn)
• Lao: ບາເລນ (bā lēn)
• Latin: Bachrania
• Latvian: Bahreina (lv) f
• Lithuanian: Bahreinas (lt) m
• Low German:

  German Low German: Bahrain (nds)

• Luhya: Bareni
• Luo: Bareen
• Macedonian: Бахреин m (Bahrein)
• Malay: Bahrain (ms)
• Malayalam: ബഹ്റൈൻ (bahṟaiṉ)
• Maltese: Baħrejn
• Marathi: बहरीन (bahrīn)
• Meru: Bareni
• Mongolian:

  Cyrillic: Бахрейн (Baxrejn)

• Nauruan: Bahrain
• Nepali: बहराइन (baharāina)
• Norman: Bahrain
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Bahrain (no)

  Nynorsk: Bahrain (nn)

• Occitan: Bahrayn (oc)
• Ossetian: Бахрейн (Baxrejn)
• Pannonian Rusyn: Бахреин m (Baxrein), Бахреїн m (Baxrejin)
• Pashto: بحرين m (bahrayn)
• Persian:

  Dari: بَحْرَیْن (bahrayn)

  Iranian Persian: بَحْرِیْن (bahreyn)

• Polish: Bahrajn (pl) m
• Portuguese: Bahrein (pt), Barém (pt)
• Punjabi: ਬਹਿਰੀਨ (bahirīn)
• Romanian: Bahrain (ro) n
• Russian: Бахре́йн (ru) m (Baxréjn)
• Scottish Gaelic: Bahrain
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Ба̀хреин m

  Latin: Bàhrein (sh) m

• Sinhalese: බහරේන් (baharēn)
• Slovak: Bahrajn (sk) m
• Slovene: Bahrájn (sl) m
• Spanish: Baréin (es), Bahréin (es)
• Swahili: Bahrain (sw)
• Swedish: Bahrain (sv) n
• Tagalog: Barein, Bahrain (tl)
• Tajik: Баҳрайн (tg) (Bahrayn)
• Tamil: பகுரைன் (pakuraiṉ)
• Tatar: Бәхрәйн (Bäxräyn)
• Telugu: బహ్రయిన్ (te) (bahrayin)
• Thai: บาห์เรน (th) (baa-reen)
• Tibetan: བྷཧ་རཡིན (bhah r.yin)
• Turkish: Bahreyn (tr)
• Turkmen: Bahreýn
• Ukrainian: Бахре́йн (uk) m (Baxréjn)
• Urdu: بَحْرِین m (bahrīn), بَحْرَین m (bahrain)
• Uyghur: بەھرېيىن (behrëyin)
• Uzbek: Bahrayn (uz)
• Vietnamese: Ba-ren
• Welsh: Bahrain
• Yiddish: באַכריין n (bakhreyn), באַהריין n (bahreyn)
• Yoruba: Báránì

See also

• Manama
• Appendix:Countries of the world

countries in Asia (appendix)edit

• Afghanistan
• Armenia
• Azerbaijan
• Bahrain
• Bangladesh
• Bhutan
• Brunei
• Cambodia
• China
• Cyprus
• East Timor
• Egypt
• Georgia
• India
• Indonesia
• Iran
• Iraq
• Israel
• Japan
• Jordan
• Kazakhstan
• Kuwait
• Kyrgyzstan
• Laos
• Lebanon
• Malaysia
• Maldives
• Mongolia
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• North Korea
• Oman
• Pakistan
• Palestine
• Philippines
• Qatar
• Russia
• Saudi Arabia
• Singapore
• South Korea
• Sri Lanka
• Syria
• Taiwan
• Tajikistan
• Thailand
• Turkey
• Turkmenistan
• United Arab Emirates
• Uzbekistan
• Vietnam
• Yemen

• Barin

Anagrams

• Bharani

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bəˈɾajn]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [baˈɾajn]

• Audio (Valencia):

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Proper noun

Bahrain m

1. Bahrain (an archipelago, island, and country in West Asia in the Persian Gulf)

Danish

Proper noun

Bahrain

1. Bahrain (an archipelago, island, and country in West Asia in the Persian Gulf)

Related terms

• bahrainer
• bahrainsk

Finnish

Etymology

From Arabic الْبَحْرَيْن (al-baḥrayn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑhrɑi̯n/, [ˈbɑ̝xrɑ̝i̯n]
• Rhymes: -ɑhrɑin
• Syllabification^(key): Bah‧rain
• Hyphenation^(key): Bah‧rain

Proper noun

Bahrain

1. Bahrain (an archipelago, island, and country in West Asia in the Persian Gulf)

Declension

Inflection of Bahrain (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Bahrain	—
genitive		Bahrainin	—
partitive		Bahrainia	—
illative		Bahrainiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Bahrain	—
accusative	nom.	Bahrain	—
	gen.	Bahrainin
genitive		Bahrainin	—
partitive		Bahrainia	—
inessive		Bahrainissa	—
elative		Bahrainista	—
illative		Bahrainiin	—
adessive		Bahrainilla	—
ablative		Bahrainilta	—
allative		Bahrainille	—
essive		Bahrainina	—
translative		Bahrainiksi	—
abessive		Bahrainitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Bahrain (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Bahrainini — accusative nom. Bahrainini — gen. Bahrainini genitive Bahrainini — partitive Bahrainiani — inessive Bahrainissani — elative Bahrainistani — illative Bahrainiini — adessive Bahrainillani — ablative Bahrainiltani — allative Bahrainilleni — essive Bahraininani — translative Bahrainikseni — abessive Bahrainittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Bahrainisi — accusative nom. Bahrainisi — gen. Bahrainisi genitive Bahrainisi — partitive Bahrainiasi — inessive Bahrainissasi — elative Bahrainistasi — illative Bahrainiisi — adessive Bahrainillasi — ablative Bahrainiltasi — allative Bahrainillesi — essive Bahraininasi — translative Bahrainiksesi — abessive Bahrainittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Bahrainimme — accusative nom. Bahrainimme — gen. Bahrainimme genitive Bahrainimme — partitive Bahrainiamme — inessive Bahrainissamme — elative Bahrainistamme — illative Bahrainiimme — adessive Bahrainillamme — ablative Bahrainiltamme — allative Bahrainillemme — essive Bahraininamme — translative Bahrainiksemme — abessive Bahrainittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Bahraininne — accusative nom. Bahraininne — gen. Bahraininne genitive Bahraininne — partitive Bahrainianne — inessive Bahrainissanne — elative Bahrainistanne — illative Bahrainiinne — adessive Bahrainillanne — ablative Bahrainiltanne — allative Bahrainillenne — essive Bahraininanne — translative Bahrainiksenne — abessive Bahrainittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Bahraininsa — accusative nom. Bahraininsa — gen. Bahraininsa genitive Bahraininsa — partitive Bahrainiaan Bahrainiansa — inessive Bahrainissaan Bahrainissansa — elative Bahrainistaan Bahrainistansa — illative Bahrainiinsa — adessive Bahrainillaan Bahrainillansa — ablative Bahrainiltaan Bahrainiltansa — allative Bahrainilleen Bahrainillensa — essive Bahraininaan Bahraininansa — translative Bahrainikseen Bahrainiksensa — abessive Bahrainittaan Bahrainittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

• bahrainilainen

German

Alternative forms

• Bahrein

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈʁaɪ̯n/, /baχˈʁaɪ̯n/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Rhymes: -aɪ̯n

Proper noun

Bahrain n (proper noun, genitive Bahrains or (optionally with an article) Bahrain)

1. Bahrain (an archipelago, island, and country in West Asia in the Persian Gulf)

Derived terms

• Bahrainer
• bahrainisch

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْبَحْرَيْن (al-baḥrayn, literally “the two seas”).

Proper noun

Bahrain

1. Bahrain (an archipelago, island, and country in West Asia in the Persian Gulf)

Noun

Bahrain (plural Bahrain-Bahrain)

1. Bahraini

Adjective

Bahrain

1. Bahraini

See also

countries in Asia: negara-negara di Asia (appendix)edit

• Afganistan
• Arab Saudi
• Armenia
• Azerbaijan
• Bahrain
• Bangladesh
• Bhutan
• Brunei
• Filipina
• Georgia
• India
• Indonesia
• Irak
• Iran
• Israel
• Jepang
• Kamboja
• Kazakhstan
• Kirgizstan
• Korea Selatan
• Korea Utara
• Kuwait
• Laos
• Libanon
• Maladewa
• Malaysia
• Mesir
• Mongolia
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• Oman
• Pakistan
• Palestina
• Qatar
• Rusia
• Singapura
• Siprus
• Sri Lanka
• Suriah
• Taiwan
• Tajikistan
• Thailand
• Timor Leste
• Tiongkok
• Turki
• Turkmenistan
• Uni Emirat Arab
• Uzbekistan
• Vietnam
• Yaman
• Yordania

Further reading

• “Bahrain”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈrɛjn/, (careful style) /bahˈrɛjn/
• Rhymes: -ɛjn

Proper noun

Bahrain m

1. Bahrain (an archipelago, island, and country in West Asia in the Persian Gulf)

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Bahrain

1. Bahrain (an archipelago, island, and country in West Asia in the Persian Gulf)

Related terms

• bahrainer
• bahrainsk

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Bahrain

1. Bahrain (an archipelago, island, and country in West Asia in the Persian Gulf)

Related terms

• bahrainar
• bahrainsk

Portuguese

Proper noun

Bahrain m

1. alternative form of Barém

Romanian

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Bahrain

1. Bahrain (an archipelago, island, and country in West Asia in the Persian Gulf)

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Proper noun

Bahrain

1. Bahrain (an archipelago, island, and country in West Asia in the Persian Gulf)

Swedish

Alternative forms

• Bahrein

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Bahrain n (genitive Bahrains)

1. Bahrain (an archipelago, island, and country in West Asia in the Persian Gulf)

Related terms

• bahrainsk (“Bahraini”, adjective)
• bahrainare c (“Bahraini male”)
• bahrainska c (“Bahraini female”)

See also

countries in Asia: Asiens länder (appendix)edit

• Afghanistan
• Armenien
• Azerbajdzjan
• Bahrain
• Bangladesh
• Bhutan
• Brunei
• Burma
• Cypern
• Filippinerna
• Förenade arabemiraten
• Georgien
• Indien
• Indonesien
• Irak
• Iran
• Israel
• Japan
• Jemen
• Jordanien
• Kambodja
• Kazakstan
• Kina
• Kirgizistan
• Kuwait
• Laos
• Libanon
• Malaysia
• Maldiverna
• Mongoliet
• Nepal
• Nordkorea
• Oman
• Pakistan
• Qatar
• Ryssland
• Saudiarabien
• Singapore
• Sri Lanka
• Sydkorea
• Syrien
• Tadzjikistan
• Thailand
• Turkiet
• Turkmenistan
• Uzbekistan
• Vietnam
• Östtimor

Further reading

• “Bahrain”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• Utrikes namnbok (12th ed., 2024)
• Svensk MeSH

Welsh

Proper noun

Bahrain m

1. Bahrain (an archipelago, island, and country in West Asia in the Persian Gulf)

Coordinate terms

countries in Asia: gwledydd Asia (appendix)edit

• Affganistan
• Armenia
• Aserbaijan
• Bangladesh
• Bahrain
• Bhwtan
• Brwnei
• Cambodia
• Casachstan
• Catar
• Cirgistan
• Coweit
• Cyprus
• De Corea
• Dwyrain Timor
• Fietnam
• Georgia
• Gogledd Corea
• Gwlad Tai
• Gwlad yr Iorddonen
• Iemen
• India
• Indonesia
• Irac
• Iran
• Israel
• Japan
• Laos
• Libanus
• Maldives
• Maleisia
• Mongolia
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• Oman
• Pacistan
• Palesteina
• Rwsia
• Sawdi Arabia
• Singapôr
• Sri Lanca
• Syria
• Taiwan
• Tajicistan
• Tsieina
• Twrci
• Tyrcmenistan
• Wsbecistan
• y Philipinau
• yr Emiradau Arabaidd Unedig

Related terms

• y Deyrnas Bahrain (“the Kingdom of Bahrain”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Bahrain

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
Bahrain	Fahrain	Mahrain	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.