Bahr

Bahr (Arab, water or river), a prefix in many geographical names wherever Arab influence has prevailed. Bahr-el-Abiad is the White Nile; Bahr-el-Azrek, the Blue Nile; Bahr-bela-Ma (sea without water), the arid valley 50 miles from Cairo on the confines of the Libyan desert; Bahr-el-Fars, the Persian Gulf; Bahr Loot, the Dead Sea; Bar-el-Ghazel, etc. The form Bahret is sometimes found.