Meanings
dead sea1
proper noun
- Alternative letter-case form of Dead Sea.
Dead Sea2
proper nounthe Dead Sea
- A lake in the Middle East in Palestine and Jordan, noted for high salinity and for its banks being the lowest land-based elevation on Earth.
Synonyms: Salt Sea, Sea of Sodom, Lake Asphaltites
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA lake in the Middle East in Palestine and Jordan, noted for high salinity and for its banks being the lowest land-based elevation on Earth.
Origin
- Arabicاَلْبَحْر الْمَيِّت
- LatinMare Mortuus
- EnglishDead Sea
Calque of Latin Mare Mortuus, under influence from Medieval Greek Νεκρά Θάλασσα (Nekrá Thálassa) and Arabic اَلْبَحْر الْمَيِّت (al-baḥr al-mayyit).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Ἀσφαλτῑ́της Λίμνη
- Ἀσφαλτῑ́της Λίμνη (Asphaltī́tēs Límnē)lake in the Middle East
Arabic الْبَحْر الْمَيِّت
- الْبَحْر الْمَيِّت (al-baḥr al-mayyit)lake in the Middle East
Bulgarian Мъ́ртво море
- Мъ́ртво море (Mắrtvo more)lake in the Middle East
Catalan Mar Morta
- Mar Mortalake in the Middle East
Chinese Mandarin 死海
- 死海 (Sǐhǎi)lake in the Middle East
Czech Mrtvé moře
- Mrtvé mořelake in the Middle East
Danish Døde Hav
- Døde Havlake in the Middle East
Dutch Dode Zee
- Dode Zeelake in the Middle East
Esperanto Morta Maro, Malviva Maro
- Morta Marolake in the Middle East
- Malviva Marolake in the Middle East
Estonian Surnumeri
- Surnumerilake in the Middle East
Finnish Kuollutmeri
- Kuollutmerilake in the Middle East
French mer Morte
- mer Mortelake in the Middle East
German Totes Meer
- Totes Meerlake in the Middle East
Greek Νεκρά θάλασσα
- Νεκρά θάλασσα (Nekrá thálassa)lake in the Middle East
Hawaiian Kai Make
- Kai Makelake in the Middle East
Hebrew ים המלח
- ים המלח (Yam HaMélakh)lake in the Middle East
Hindi मृत सागर
- मृत सागर (mŕt sāgar)lake in the Middle East
Hungarian Holt-tenger
- Holt-tengerlake in the Middle East
Icelandic Dauðahaf
- Dauðahaflake in the Middle East
Indonesian Laut Mati
- Laut Matilake in the Middle East
Irish an Mhuir Mharbh
- an Mhuir Mharbhlake in the Middle East
Italian mar Morto
- mar Mortolake in the Middle East
Japanese 死海
- 死海 (Shikai)lake in the Middle East
Korean 사해
- 사해 (Sahae)lake in the Middle East
Latin Lacus Asphaltītēs
- Lacus Asphaltītēslake in the Middle East
Latvian Nāves jūra
- Nāves jūralake in the Middle East
Lithuanian Negyvoji jūra
- Negyvoji jūralake in the Middle East
Malay Laut Mati
- Laut Matilake in the Middle East
Māori Te Moana Mate, Te Moana Tote
- Te Moana Matelake in the Middle East
- Te Moana Totelake in the Middle East
Norwegian Bokmål Dødehavet
- Dødehavetlake in the Middle East
Persian دریای مرده
- دریای مردهlake in the Middle East
Polish Morze Martwe
- Morze Martwelake in the Middle East
Portuguese Mar Morto
- Mar Mortolake in the Middle East
Romanian Marea Moartă
- Marea Moartălake in the Middle East
Russian Мёртвое мо́ре
- Мёртвое мо́ре (Mjórtvoje móre)lake in the Middle East
Slovak Mŕtve more
- Mŕtve morelake in the Middle East
Spanish mar Muerto
- mar Muertolake in the Middle East
Swedish Döda havet
- Döda havetlake in the Middle East
Tagalog Dagat Patay, Dagat na Patay
- Dagat Pataylake in the Middle East
- Dagat na Pataylake in the Middle East
Tamil சாக்கடல்
- சாக்கடல் (cākkaṭal)lake in the Middle East
Thai เดดซี
- เดดซี (déet-sii)lake in the Middle East
Turkish Lut Gölü
- Lut Gölülake in the Middle East
Ukrainian Ме́ртве мо́ре
- Ме́ртве мо́ре (Mértve móre)lake in the Middle East
Urdu بحیرہ مردار
- بحیرہ مردار (bahīra murdār)lake in the Middle East
Vietnamese Biển Chết
- Biển Chếtlake in the Middle East
Welsh Môr Marw
- Môr Marwlake in the Middle East
Cite this entry
APA
dead sea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dead%20sea
MLA
“dead sea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dead%20sea. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dead sea,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dead%20sea.
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