Meanings
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- A strait between Arabia, Asia and Horn of Africa, Africa, connecting the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean.
Synonyms: Mandeb, Mandab, Mandab Strait, Strait of Mandab, Mandeb Strait, Strait of Mandeb, Bab el Mandeb Strait, Strait of Bab el Mandeb
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA strait between Arabia, Asia and Horn of Africa, Africa, connecting the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean.
Origin
- Arabicبَاب الْمَنْدَب
- Arabicبَاب الْمَنْدَب
- EnglishBab el Mandeb
Borrowed from Arabic بَاب الْمَنْدَب (bāb al-mandab, literally “gate of lamentation”), as the strait derives its name from the dangers attending its navigation, or, according to an Arab legend, from the numbers who were drowned by the earthquake which separated Asia and Africa.
More words from Arabic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Bab-el-Mandeb
- Bab-el-Mandebstrait
Arabic بَاب الْمَنْدَب
- بَاب الْمَنْدَب (bāb al-mandab)strait
Basque Bab el-Mandeb
- Bab el-Mandebstrait
Bengali বাব এল মান্দেব
- বাব এল মান্দেব (babo el mandeb)strait
Bulgarian Бабелмандебски проток, Баб ел Мандеб
- Бабелмандебски проток (Babelmandebski protok)strait
- Баб ел Мандеб (Bab el Mandeb)strait
Catalan Bab el-Mandeb
- Bab el-Mandebstrait
Chinese Mandarin 曼德海峡
- 曼德海峡 (màndéhǎixiá)strait
Czech Báb-al-Mandab, Mandeb
- Báb-al-Mandabstrait
- Mandebstrait
Danish Bab el-Mandeb
- Bab el-Mandebstrait
Dutch Bab el Mandeb
- Bab el Mandebstrait
Esperanto Bab al-Mandab
- Bab al-Mandabstrait
Estonian Bab el Mandeb
- Bab el Mandebstrait
Finnish Bab el Mandeb
- Bab el Mandebstrait
French Bab-el-Mandeb
- Bab-el-Mandebstrait
German Bab al-Mandab
- Bab al-Mandabstrait
Greek Μπαμπ ελ Μαντέμπ
- Μπαμπ ελ Μαντέμπ (Bamp el Mantémp)strait
Hebrew באב אל־מנדב
- באב אל־מנדב (bab el-mandeb)strait
Hindi बाब अल-मन्देब जलसन्धि, बाब अल-मन्देब
- बाब अल-मन्देब जलसन्धि (bāb al-mandeb jalsandhi)strait
- बाब अल-मन्देब (bāb al-mandeb)strait
Hungarian Báb el-Mandeb
- Báb el-Mandebstrait
Icelandic Bab-el-Mandeb
- Bab-el-Mandebstrait
Indonesian Bab-el-Mandeb
- Bab-el-Mandebstrait
Italian Bab el-Mandeb
- Bab el-Mandebstrait
Japanese バブ・エル・マンデブ海峡
- バブ・エル・マンデブ海峡 (Babu eru Mandebu-kaikyō)strait
Korean 바브엘만데브 해협
- 바브엘만데브 해협 (babeuelmandebeu haehyeop)strait
Latvian Bābelmandebs
- Bābelmandebsstrait
Lithuanian Bab el Mandebas
- Bab el Mandebasstrait
Malay Bab-el-Mandeb
- Bab-el-Mandebstrait
Norwegian Bokmål Bab el-Mandeb
- Bab el-Mandebstrait
Persian باباُلمَنْدَب
- باباُلمَنْدَب (bâb-ol-mandab)strait
Polish Bab al-Mandab
- Bab al-Mandabstrait
Portuguese Babelmândebe
- Babelmândebestrait
Punjabi ਬਬ ਅਲ ਮੰਦੇਬ ਪਣਜੋੜ
- ਬਬ ਅਲ ਮੰਦੇਬ ਪਣਜੋੜ (bab ala mandeb paṇjoṛ)strait
Romanian Strâmtoarea Bab el-Mandeb
- Strâmtoarea Bab el-Mandebstrait
Russian Баб-эль-Манде́бский проли́в
- Баб-эль-Манде́бский проли́в (Bab-elʹ-Mandébskij prolív)strait
Slovak Báb el-Mandeb
- Báb el-Mandebstrait
Spanish Bab el-Mandeb
- Bab el-Mandebstrait
Swedish Bab el-Mandeb
- Bab el-Mandebstrait
Tamil பாபுல் மந்தபு
- பாபுல் மந்தபு (pāpul mantapu)strait
Thai บาบุลมันดับ
- บาบุลมันดับ (baa-bul-man-dàp)strait
Turkish Babülmendep Boğazı
- Babülmendep Boğazıstrait
Ukrainian Баб-ель-Манде́бська прото́ка
- Баб-ель-Манде́бська прото́ка (Bab-elʹ-Mandébsʹka protóka)strait
Urdu آبنائے باب المندب
- آبنائے باب المندب (ābnāe bāb al-mandab)strait
Vietnamese Bab-el-Mandeb
- Bab-el-Mandebstrait
Cite this entry
Bab el Mandeb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bab%20el%20Mandeb
“Bab el Mandeb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bab%20el%20Mandeb. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bab el Mandeb,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bab%20el%20Mandeb.
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