Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

avicenna

/ˌævɪˈsɛnə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.09 in modern English

Syllables: avi-cen-na
IPA: /ˌævɪˈsɛnə/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Persian polymath (c. 980–1037).

Example Sentences

"Auicen saythe; There be certeyne medicins... which wyl not suffre poyson to approche nere the harte, as triacle and Metridate."

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Avicenna, from Arabic اِبْن سِينَا (ibn sīnā).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: Avicenna, اِبْن سِينَا

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌævɪˈsɛnə/
British English: /ˌævɪˈsɛnə/

Inflected Forms

Ebn-e Sina (alternative) Ibn Sina (alternative) Ibn Sīnā (alternative) Pur-e Sina (alternative) Pursina (alternative) Auicen (alternative)

Derived Forms

Avicennan Avicennia Avicennian Avicennism Avicennist avicennite

Rhymes With

vienna antenna jenna sienna senna henna kenna gena glenna rectenna

Questions

How do you pronounce avicenna?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌævɪˈsɛnə/.
What does avicenna mean?: Persian polymath (c. 980–1037).
Where does avicenna come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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