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English

In Arabic, Bahrayn is the dual form of bahr (“sea”), so al-Bahrayn means "the Two Seas". However, which two seas were originally intended remains in dispute.[6] The term appears five times in the Qur'an, but does not refer to the modern island—originally known to the Arabs as “Awal”—but rather to the oases of al-Katif and Hadjar (modern al-Hasa).[6] It is unclear when the term began to refer exclusively to the Awal islands, but it was probably after the 15th century.

Norwegian Nynorsk

På arabisk er Bahrayn dobbelforma av bahr («sjø»), slik at al-Bahrayn tyder «dei to sjøane», sjølv om ein ikkje er sikker på kva to sjøar namnet opphavleg viste til.[6] Namnet dukkar opp fem gonger i Koranen, men referer ikkje til den moderne øya, som av arabarane opphavleg vart kalla Awal, men i staden til heile Aust-Arabia (hovudsakleg al-Katif og al-Hasa).[6]