البحر الميت
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Arabic
Etymology
Calque of Ancient Greek Νεκρά Θάλασσα (Nekrá Thálassa, “Nekrá Thálassa”), from Mare Mortuum, from the paucity of the lake's fish due to its extreme salinity.
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Proper noun
الْبَحْرُ الْمَيِّتُ or اَلْبَحْرُ الْمَيْتُ • (al-baḥru l-mayyitu or al-baḥru l-maytu) m
Declension
Declension of noun الْبَحْر الْمَيِّت (al-baḥr al-mayyit); الْبَحْر الْمَيْت (al-baḥr al-mayt)
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| Informal | — | الْبَحْر الْمَيِّت; الْبَحْر الْمَيْت al-baḥr al-mayyit; al-baḥr al-mayt |
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| Nominative | — | الْبَحْرُ الْمَيِّتُ; الْبَحْرُ الْمَيْتُ al-baḥru l-mayyitu; al-baḥru l-maytu |
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| Accusative | — | الْبَحْرَ الْمَيِّتَ; الْبَحْرَ الْمَيْتَ al-baḥra l-mayyita; al-baḥra l-mayta |
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| Genitive | — | الْبَحْرِ الْمَيِّتِ; الْبَحْرِ الْمَيْتِ al-baḥri l-mayyiti; al-baḥri l-mayti |
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Synonyms
South Levantine Arabic
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Etymology
From Arabic الْبَحْر الْمَيِّت (al-baḥr al-mayyit).