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البحرين

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Etymology

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Compound of the article اَل (al-) +‎ بَحْر (baḥr, sea) +‎ ـَيْن (-ayn), literally the two seas. It is one of the Arabic country names that require the definite article اَل (al-).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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الْبَحْرَيْن (al-baḥraynf

  1. Bahrain (a nation in Asia).
  2. (archaic, historical) Eastern Arabia.

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “بحر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Hijazi Arabic

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البحرين
عَلَم البحرين

Etymology

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From Arabic الْبَحْرَيْن (al-baḥrayn).

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /al.baħ.reːn/, [al.baħ.re̞ːn]

Proper noun

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البحرين (al-baḥrēnf

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