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title: "بَحْر (baḥr) meaning in Arabic: sea"
description: "بَحْر (baḥr) means “sea”. Root ب·ح·ر, pattern , level A0: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/bahr"
language: "en"
direction: "ltr"
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# بَحْر

*baḥr* · **sea**

بَحْر (baḥr) is an Arabic noun meaning “sea”. It is built on the root ب·ح·ر. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level A0.

- Part of speech: Noun
- Root: ب·ح·ر
- Level: A0

## How to read بَحْر, letter by letter

3 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- ب — باء (bāʾ): b
- ح — حاء (ḥāʾ): a breathy h from deep in the throat
- ر — راء (rāʾ): a rolled r

## Questions about بَحْر

### What is the root of بَحْر?

The root of بَحْر is ب·ح·ر.

### What level is بَحْر?

Fasaha first uses بَحْر at level A0, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


[All words in the Fasaha dictionary](https://fasaha.app/w)