Speakur

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mushaf

/ˈmʊs.hæf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mushaf
IPA
/ˈmʊs.hæf/
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A written copy of the Qur'an.

Etymology

Etymology tree Ge'ez ጸሐፈ (ṣäḥäfä) Ge'ez መጽሐፍ (mäṣḥäf)bor. Arabic مُصْحَف (muṣḥaf)bor. English mushaf Borrowed from Arabic مُصْحَف (muṣḥaf), borrowed from Ge'ez መጽሐፍ (mäṣḥäf), from ጸሐፈ (ṣäḥäfä).

Inflected Forms

mushafs (plural) masahif (plural) mus'haf (alternative) muṣḥaf (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce mushaf?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmʊs.hæf/.
What does mushaf mean?
A written copy of the Qur'an.
Where does mushaf come from?
Etymology tree Ge'ez ጸሐፈ (ṣäḥäfä) Ge'ez መጽሐፍ (mäṣḥäf)bor. Arabic مُصْحَف (muṣḥaf)bor. English mushaf Borrowed from Arabic مُصْحَف (muṣḥaf), borrowed from Ge'ez መጽሐፍ (mäṣḥäf), from ጸሐፈ (ṣäḥäfä).

How to pronounce mushaf

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