Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stam

/stæm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables
stam
IPA
/stæm/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To confound.

British usage; Obsolete; Transitive verb

noun

Confusion.

British usage; Obsolete

noun

collectively, the Jewish ritual scrolls, including holy scrolls, tefillin, and mezuzot

Uncountable

Etymology

Of unknown origin. Perhaps related to stammer.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: סְתָ״ם

Usage

Inflected Forms

stams (present, singular) stamming (participle, present) stammed (participle, past) stammed (past)

Rhymes With

am damn sam ma'am exam ram dam jam ham cam spam lamb

Questions

How do you pronounce stam?
The recorded pronunciation is /stæm/.
What does stam mean?
To confound.
Where does stam come from?
It is traced to Hebrew.

How to pronounce stam

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