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afrasian

/æˈfɹeɪʒ(ə)n/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
Afr-a-si-an
IPA
/æˈfɹeɪʒ(ə)n/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to both Africa and Asia.

adj

Synonym of Afroasiatic (“of, pertaining to, or being a language family spoken in northern Africa and southwest Asia, and including Berber, Chadic, Cushitic, Egyptian, Semitic, and possibly Omotic languages”).

noun

A thing that relates to both Africa and Asia.

noun

A person who comes from a region where Afroasiatic languages are spoken.

name

Synonym of Afroasiatic (“the language family spoken in northern Africa and southwest Asia, and including Berber, Chadic, Cushitic, Egyptian, Semitic, and possibly Omotic languages”).

Etymology

Blend of Afro- (prefix meaning ‘Africa’) + Asian, possibly a calque of Russian афрази́йский (afrazíjskij, “of, pertaining to, or being a language family spoken in northern Africa and southwest Asia”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /æˈfɹeɪʒ(ə)n/
  • British English: /æˈfɹeɪ.ʒn̩/

Inflected Forms

more Afrasian (comparative) most Afrasian (superlative) Afrasians (plural)

Phrases

Proto-Afrasian

Synonyms

Afro-Asian Hamito-Semitic Semito-Hamitic Afroasiatic afro-asiatic afroasiatic language afrasian language

Rhymes With

asian central asian occasion invasion equation caucasian indo-asian evasion persuasion eurasian bayesian abrasion

Questions

How do you pronounce afrasian?
The recorded pronunciation is /æˈfɹeɪʒ(ə)n/.
What does afrasian mean?
Of or relating to both Africa and Asia.
Where does afrasian come from?
Blend of Afro- (prefix meaning ‘Africa’) + Asian, possibly a calque of Russian афрази́йский (afrazíjskij, “of, pertaining to, or being a language family spoken in northern Africa and southwest Asia”).

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