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 miṣʿāyā) m

  1. the Mediterranean Sea
    Synonyms: (obsolete) ܝܵܡܵܐ ܡܸܨܥܵܝܵܐ‎ (yāmā miṣʿāyā), (archaic) ܝܵܡܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ‎ (yāmā rabbā)
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