Baħrejn

Maltese

Etymology

Calque of Arabic الْبَحْرَيْن (al-baḥrayn). By surface analysis, baħar (“sea”) +‎ -ejn (dual suffix), literally “two seas”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪl.baħˈrɛjn/

Proper noun

Il-Baħrejn

  1. Bahrain (an archipelago, island, and country in Western Asia in the Persian Gulf)
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