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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

susa

/ˈsuːzə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables
susa
IPA
/ˈsuːzə/
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An ancient city, which became the capital of Elam, the Persian Empire, the Seleucid Empire and the Parthian Empire, now known as Shush in modern-day Khuzestan Province, Iran.

Etymology

From Latin Sūsa, from Ancient Greek Σοῦσα (Soûsa), from Old Persian 𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠 (çūšā), from Elamite 𒀸𒋗𒊺𒂗 (šušen). Doublet of Sus and Shush.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Sūsa, Σοῦσα, 𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠, 𒀸𒋗𒊺𒂗

Derived Forms

Susan Susian

Rhymes With

medusa musa tuscaloosa coosa ragusa busa tusa larussa siragusa

Questions

How do you pronounce susa?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsuːzə/.
What does susa mean?
An ancient city, which became the capital of Elam, the Persian Empire, the Seleucid Empire and the Parthian Empire, now known as Shush in modern-day Khuzestan Province, Iran.
Where does susa come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce susa

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