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haifa

/ˈxaɪfə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.87 in modern English

Syllables
hai-fa
IPA
/ˈxaɪfə/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A port city in northern Israel.

name

A district of Israel.

name

Abbreviation of hash iterative framework: a cryptographic structure used in the design of hash functions.

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish حیفا (hayfa) and Arabic حَيْفَا (ḥayfā), from Biblical Hebrew חיפה (ḥēp̄ɔ̂), from Classical Syriac ܟܐܦܐ (“rock”) presumably in reference to Mount Carmel, from Akkadian kāpu "rock".

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: حیفا⁩, حَيْفَا, חיפה, ܟܐܦܐ, kāpu

Frequently Paired Words

Haifan

Questions

How do you pronounce haifa?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈxaɪfə/.
What does haifa mean?
A port city in northern Israel.
Where does haifa come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce haifa

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