Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

n'djamena

/ən.dʒɑːˈmeɪ.nɑː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables: n'd-ja-me-na
IPA: /ən.dʒɑːˈmeɪ.nɑː/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital city of Chad.

name

The Chadian government.

Etymology

Borrowed from French N'Djaména, from the Arabic name of a nearby village نِجَامِينَا (nijāmīnā, “place of rest”). Renamed from Fort-Lamy on 6 April 1973 by President François Tombalbaye, as part of his authenticité program of Africanization.

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Synonyms

Fort-Lamy

Rhymes With

piña viña osmeña quintina laspina michaelina

Questions

How do you pronounce n'djamena?: The recorded pronunciation is /ən.dʒɑːˈmeɪ.nɑː/.
What does n'djamena mean?: The capital city of Chad.
Where does n'djamena come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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