البحر الميت
Arabic
Etymology
Calque of Ancient Greek Νεκρά Θάλασσα (Nekrá Thálassa), from Latin Mare Mortuum, from the paucity of the lake's fish due to its extreme salinity.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /al.baħ.ru‿l.maj.ji.tu/, /al.baħ.ru‿l.maj.tu/
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Proper noun
الْبَحْرُ الْمَيِّتُ or اَلْبَحْرُ الْمَيْتُ • (al-baḥru l-mayyitu or al-baḥru l-maytu) m
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | — | الْبَحْر الْمَيِّت; الْبَحْر الْمَيْت al-baḥr al-mayyit; al-baḥr al-mayt |
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| nominative | — | الْبَحْرُ الْمَيِّتُ; الْبَحْرُ الْمَيْتُ al-baḥru l-mayyitu; al-baḥru l-maytu |
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| accusative | — | الْبَحْرَ الْمَيِّتَ; الْبَحْرَ الْمَيْتَ al-baḥra l-mayyita; al-baḥra l-mayta |
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| genitive | — | الْبَحْرِ الْمَيِّتِ; الْبَحْرِ الْمَيْتِ al-baḥri l-mayyiti; al-baḥri l-mayti |
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Synonyms
- بَحْر لُوط (baḥr lūṭ)
South Levantine Arabic
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Etymology
From Arabic الْبَحْر الْمَيِّت (al-baḥr al-mayyit).