ܝܡܐ ܕܡܠܚܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Biblical Hebrew יַם הַמֶּלַח (yam ha-mélaḥ, literally “Sea of salt”), from the lake's extreme salinity.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [jɑːmɑː‿dəmɪl.xɑː]

Proper noun

ܝܵܡܵܐ ܕܡܸܠܚܵܐ • (yāmā dmilḥā) m

  1. Dead Sea (lake in the Middle East)
    Synonym: ܝܵܡܵܐ ܕܡܝܼ̈ܬܹܐ (yāmā d-mītē)
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