بحر الروم
Arabic
Etymology
بَحْر (baḥr, “sea”) + رُوم (rūm, “Romans, Byzantines”), literally “sea of the Romans”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baħr ar.ruːm/
Proper noun
بَحْر الرُّوم • (baḥr ar-rūm) m (obsolete)
- synonym of الْبَحْر الْأَبْيَض الْمُتَوَسِّط (al-baḥr al-ʔabyaḍ al-mutawassiṭ, “Mediterranean Sea”)
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | — | بَحْر الرُّوم baḥr ar-rūm |
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| nominative | — | بَحْرُ الرُّومِ baḥru r-rūmi |
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| accusative | — | بَحْرَ الرُّومِ baḥra r-rūmi |
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| genitive | — | بَحْرِ الرُّومِ baḥri r-rūmi |
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Descendants
- → Hausa: Bàhàr̃ Rûm