Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sharab

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sharab
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Wine, or other alcoholic drinks.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In the meantime, the black giant had begun his own survey of the campground, where three nights earlier Hanukkah and his fellows had shared a roast goat and a looted cask of sharab […]"

Etymology

From Persian شراب (šarâb, “wine”), from Arabic شَرَاب (šarāb, “wine, beverage”), from شَرَبَ (šaraba, “to drink”).

Word Breakdown

Root: ش ر ب

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

shrab (alternative)

Questions

What does sharab mean?: Wine, or other alcoholic drinks.
Where does sharab come from?: From Persian شراب (šarâb, “wine”), from Arabic شَرَاب (šarāb, “wine, beverage”), from شَرَبَ (šaraba, “to drink”).

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