بَحْر
baḥr
Noun
Meaning
sea
a sea
Usage
Standard word for 'sea.' In Lebanese, often pronounced بَحْر with a shortened vowel. عَ الْبَحِر ('at the sea/beach') is a very common phrase in everyday speech.
Morphology
Gendermasculine
Plural (broken)بْحُور
Examples
الْبَحِر بِجْبَيْل أَخْضَر مِش أَزْرَق.
The sea in Byblos is green, not blue.
إِذَا الطَّقِس مْنِيح بُكْرَا مِنْرُوح عَالْبَحِر.
If the weather is nice tomorrow, we'll go to the beach.
سَامِي قَال: "حَبَّيْت كَنَدَا بَسّ شْتَقْت لِلْبَحَر هَوْن كْتِير."
Sami said: "I liked Canada but I missed the sea here a lot."
Root
ب ح ر
