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- Arabic · derived fromاَلْبَحْر الْمَيِّت
- Latin · calque ofMare Mortuus
- English todayDead Sea
Calque of Latin Mare Mortuus, under influence from Medieval Greek Νεκρά Θάλασσα (Nekrá Thálassa) and Arabic اَلْبَحْر الْمَيِّت (al-baḥr al-mayyit).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.