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 		—

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