البحر الأسود

Arabic

Etymology

Calque of Ottoman Turkish قره دكز (Kara Deñiz)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /al.baħr al.ʔas.wad/

Proper noun

الْبَحْر الْأَسْوَد • (al-baḥr al-ʔaswadm

  1. the Black Sea

Declension

Declension of noun الْبَحْر الْأَسْوَد (al-baḥr al-ʔaswad)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal الْبَحْر الْأَسْوَد
al-baḥr al-ʔaswad
nominative الْبَحْرُ الْأَسْوَدُ
al-baḥru l-ʔaswadu
accusative الْبَحْرَ الْأَسْوَدَ
al-baḥra l-ʔaswada
genitive الْبَحْرِ الْأَسْوَدِ
al-baḥri l-ʔaswadi

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic الْبَحْر الْأَسْوَد (al-baḥr al-ʔaswad).

Proper noun

البحر الأسود • (il-baḥr il-ʔaswadm

  1. the Black Sea