ܝܡܐ ܚܘܪܐ ܡܨܥܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Calque of Arabic الْبَحْر الْأَبْيَض الْمُتَوَسِّط (al-baḥr al-ʔabyaḍ al-mutawassiṭ, literally “The middle white sea”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [jɑːmɑː‿xəwɑːrɑː‿mɪsˤ.ʕɑːjɑː]

Proper noun

ܝܵܡܵܐ ܚܘܵܪܵܐ ܡܸܨܥܵܝܵܐ • (yāmā ḥwārā miṣˁāyā) m

  1. Mediterranean Sea
    Synonyms: (obsolete) ܝܵܡܵܐ ܡܸܨܥܵܝܵܐ (yāmā miṣˁāyā), (archaic) ܝܵܡܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ (yāmā rabbā)
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