Baħrejn

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Maltese

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Etymology

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Calque of Arabic الْبَحْرَيْن (al-baḥrayn). By surface analysis, baħar (sea) +‎ -ejn (dual suffix), literally two seas.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Il-Baħrejn

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