Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

darband

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dar-band
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Derbent.

name

A town in Tajikistan.

Etymology

From Persian دربند (darband, literally “bar of a door, bolt; a barrier”), from در (dar, “door, gate, passage”) + بند (band, “band, tie, fastening”).

Origin

Source language: Persian

Word Breakdown

Root: دربند

Questions

What does darband mean?: Alternative form of Derbent.
Where does darband come from?: It is traced to Persian.

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