Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anbar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.49 in modern English

Syllables: an-bar
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A medieval town in Anbar Province, in modern-day central Iraq, now abandoned.

Etymology

From Arabic اَلْأَنْبَار (al-ʔanbār), from Middle Persian [Term?]. See Persian انبار (anbâr) for more. Doublet of sambar.

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: اَلْأَنْبَار

Inflected Forms

Al Anbar (alternative) Al-Anbar (alternative)

Synonyms

Peroz-Shapur

Questions

What does anbar mean?: A medieval town in Anbar Province, in modern-day central Iraq, now abandoned.
Where does anbar come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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