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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ayyubid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables
ayyu-bid
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the Ayyubid dynasty, a Sunni Muslim dynasty of Kurdish origin founded by Saladin and centred in Egypt.

noun

A member of the Ayyubid dynasty.

Etymology

Calque of Arabic أَيُّوبِيّ (ʔayyūbiyy), using Ayyub (the name of Saladin's father) + -id.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Ayyubids (plural)

Synonyms

Ayyubite

Questions

What does ayyubid mean?
Of or pertaining to the Ayyubid dynasty, a Sunni Muslim dynasty of Kurdish origin founded by Saladin and centred in Egypt.
Where does ayyubid come from?
Calque of Arabic أَيُّوبِيّ (ʔayyūbiyy), using Ayyub (the name of Saladin's father) + -id.

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