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alabarch

/ˈæləbɑɹk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
al-abarch
IPA
/ˈæləbɑɹk/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The title of the governor or chief magistrate of the Jews in Alexandria under the Ptolemies and Roman emperors.

Etymology

From Latin alabarches, more correctly arabarches, from Ancient Greek Ἀλαβάρχης (Alabárkhēs), more correctly Ἀραβάρχης (Arabárkhēs, “the prefect of the Arabian nome in Egypt, in Josephus appar. as in def.”), from Ἄραψ (Áraps) pl. Ἄρᾰβες (Árăbes, “Arabs”) + ἀρχός (arkhós, “leader”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ἀλαβάρχης

Inflected Forms

alabarchs (plural) arabarch (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce alabarch?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæləbɑɹk/.
What does alabarch mean?
The title of the governor or chief magistrate of the Jews in Alexandria under the Ptolemies and Roman emperors.
Where does alabarch come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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