ܝܡܐ ܚܘܪܐ ܡܨܥܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܝܡܐ ܚܘܪܐ ܡܨܥܝܐ

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

ܝܵܡܵܐ ܚܘܵܪܵܐ ܡܸܨܥܵܝܵܐ • (yāmā ḥwārā miṣˁāyā) m

1. the Mediterranean Sea

   Synonyms: (obsolete) ܝܵܡܵܐ ܡܸܨܥܵܝܵܐ (yāmā miṣˁāyā), (archaic) ܝܵܡܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ (yāmā rabbā)