البحر الميت

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Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Calque of Ancient Greek Νεκρά Θάλασσα (Nekrá Thálassa, Nekrá Thálassa), from Mare Mortuum, from the paucity of the lake's fish due to its extreme salinity.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Proper noun[edit]

الْبَحْرُ الْمَيِّتُ or اَلْبَحْرُ الْمَيْتُ (al-baḥru l-mayyitu or al-baḥru l-maytum

  1. Dead Sea (a highly saline lake in Israel, Palestine and Jordan)

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Synonyms[edit]

South Levantine Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic الْبَحْر الْمَيِّت (al-baḥr al-mayyit).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /lbaħr lmij.jit/, [(ɪ)lˈba.ħ(ɪ)r (ɪ)lˈmij.jɪt]
  • (file)

Proper noun[edit]

البحر الميّت (il-baḥr il-miyyetm

  1. Dead Sea (a highly saline lake in Israel, Palestine and Jordan)