Baħrejn

Maltese

Etymology

Calque of Arabic الْبَحْرَيْن (al-baḥrayn). By surface analysis, baħar (“sea”) +‎ -ejn (dual suffix), literally “two seas”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪl.baħˈrɛjn/

Proper noun

Il-Baħrejn

1. Bahrain (an archipelago, island, and country in Western Asia, in the Persian Gulf)