Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

moab

/ˈmoʊ.æb/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables: Mo-ab
IPA: /ˈmoʊ.æb/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Acronym of Mother of all Bombs.

noun

Acronym of Mother of all Bombs.

name

The son of Lot through his eldest daughter, in the Hebrew Bible.

name

The people who traditionally traced their ancestry to this son of Lot.

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μωάβ (Mōáb), from Biblical Hebrew מוֹאָב (môʾāḇ). Attested to as Moabite 𐤌𐤀𐤁 and Ancient Egyptian mwjbw N35A-M17-D58-G43-N25

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Μωάβ, מוֹאָב

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmoʊ.æb/
British English: /ˈməʊ.æb/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

MOABs (plural)

Derived Forms

FOAB Moabite Moabites

Phrases

Moab Canyon Moab Grand Canyon Moab Valley

Frequently Paired Words

MOP daisycutter Ab

Synonyms

Moabite Moabites mAb

Questions

How do you pronounce moab?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmoʊ.æb/.
What does moab mean?: Acronym of Mother of all Bombs.
Where does moab come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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