بحر الروم

Arabic

Etymology

بَحْر (baḥr, “sea”) +‎ رُوم (rūm, “Romans, Byzantines”), literally “sea of the Romans”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baħr ar.ruːm/

Proper noun

بَحْر الرُّوم • (baḥr ar-rūm) m (obsolete)

  1. Synonym of الْبَحْر الْأَبْيَض الْمُتَوَسِّط (al-baḥr al-ʔabyaḍ al-mutawassiṭ, “Mediterranean Sea”)

Declension

Descendants

  • → Hausa: Bàhàr̃ Rûm
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