البحر المتوسط

Arabic edit

Etymology edit

بَحْر (baḥr, sea) +‎ مُتَوَسِّط (mutawassiṭ, middle), literally the middle sea.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /al.baħr al.mu.ta.was.sitˤ/

Proper noun edit

الْبَحْر الْمُتَوَسِّط (al-baḥr al-mutawassiṭm

  1. Synonym of الْبَحْر الْأَبْيَض الْمُتَوَسِّط (al-baḥr al-ʔabyaḍ al-mutawassiṭ)

Declension edit

South Levantine Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Literally “the middle sea”.

Proper noun edit

البحر المتوسّط (il-baḥr il-mutawasseṭm

  1. the Mediterranean Sea
    Synonym: البحر الأبيض المتوسط (il-baḥr il-ʔabyaḍ il-mutawasseṭ)