البحر الميت

Arabic

Calque of Ancient Greek Νεκρά Θάλασσα (Nekrá Thálassa), from Latin Mare Mortuum, from the paucity of the lake's fish due to its extreme salinity.

ا لْبَحْرُ ا لْمَيِّتُ or اَلْبَحْرُ الْمَيْتُ • (al-baḥru l-mayyitu or al-baḥru l-maytu) m

Declension of noun **الْبَحْر الْمَيِّت** (al-baḥr al-mayyit)‎; **الْبَحْر الْمَيْت** (al-baḥr al-mayt)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	—	الْبَحْر الْمَيِّت‎; الْبَحْر الْمَيْت al-baḥr al-mayyit‎; al-baḥr al-mayt	—
nominative	—	الْبَحْرُ الْمَيِّتُ‎; الْبَحْرُ الْمَيْتُ al-baḥru l-mayyitu‎; al-baḥru l-maytu	—
accusative	—	الْبَحْرَ الْمَيِّتَ‎; الْبَحْرَ الْمَيْتَ al-baḥra l-mayyita‎; al-baḥra l-mayta	—
genitive	—	الْبَحْرِ الْمَيِّتِ‎; الْبَحْرِ الْمَيْتِ al-baḥri l-mayyiti‎; al-baḥri l-mayti	—