البحر المتوسط
Arabic
Etymology
بَحْر (baḥr, “sea”) + مُتَوَسِّط (mutawassiṭ, “middle”), literally “the middle sea”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /al.baħr al.mu.ta.was.sitˤ/
Proper noun
الْبَحْر الْمُتَوَسِّط • (al-baḥr al-mutawassiṭ) m
- synonym of الْبَحْر الْأَبْيَض الْمُتَوَسِّط (al-baḥr al-ʔabyaḍ al-mutawassiṭ)
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | — | الْبَحْر الْمُتَوَسِّط al-baḥr al-mutawassiṭ |
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| nominative | — | الْبَحْرُ الْمُتَوَسِّطُ al-baḥru l-mutawassiṭu |
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| accusative | — | الْبَحْرَ الْمُتَوَسِّطَ al-baḥra l-mutawassiṭa |
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| genitive | — | الْبَحْرِ الْمُتَوَسِّطِ al-baḥri l-mutawassiṭi |
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South Levantine Arabic
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البحر المتوسط
بحر
الشمال
الشمال
Etymology
Literally “the middle sea”.
Proper noun
البحر المتوسّط • (il-baḥr il-mutawasseṭ) m
- the Mediterranean Sea
- Synonym: البحر الأبيض المتوسط (il-baḥr il-ʔabyaḍ il-mutawasseṭ)