ܝܡܐ ܚܘܪܐ ܡܨܥܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

 
ܝܡܐ ܚܘܪܐ ܡܨܥܝܐ

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Proper noun edit

ܝܵܡܵܐ ܚܘܵܪܵܐ ܡܸܨܥܵܝܵܐ (yāmā ḥwārā miṣˁāyām

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