Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

islamic state in iraq

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables
is-lam-ic s-tate in i-raq
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

ISIL/ISIS/Islamic State

Etymology

From the group's former Arabic-language name, الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة فِي الْعِرَاق (ad-dawla l-ʔislāmiyya fī l-ʕirāq, literally “the Islamic State in Iraq”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

ISI

Synonyms

Questions

What does islamic state in iraq mean?
ISIL/ISIS/Islamic State
Where does islamic state in iraq come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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