ܝܡܐ ܕܡܠܚܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܝܡܐ ܕܡܠܚܐ

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. the Dead Sea (lake in the Middle East)

   Synonym: ܝܵܡܵܐ ܕܡܝܼ̈ܬܹܐ (yāmā d-mītē)