Baħar l-Isfar

Maltese

Etymology

A loan translation, probably of Italian Mar Giallo. Compare the corresponding Arabic البَحْر الأَصْفَر (al-baḥr al-ʔaṣfar), which cannot be the source, however.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ɪ)lˌba.ħar ˈlɪs.far/

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Proper noun

il-Baħar l-Isfar m

1. the Yellow Sea