Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

baghdad

/bæɡˈdæd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English

Syllables: bagh-dad
IPA: /bæɡˈdæd/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital city of Iraq.

name

The capital city of Iraq.

name

A governorate of Iraq.

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَغْدَاد (baḡdād), from Classical Persian بَغْدَاد (baġdād) (see there for more). Doublet of Bhagadatta (derived from Sanskrit भगदत्त (bhagadatta)).

Word Breakdown

Root: بَغْدَاد

Inflected Forms

Bagdad (alternative) Bagdat (alternative)

Derived Forms

Baghdadi Baghdadian baghdadite

Phrases

Baghdad Bob Baghdad boil Baghdad by the Bay

Frequently Paired Words

Bagadates

Rhymes With

bagdad had bad add dad glad sad ad mad brad pad control pad

Questions

How do you pronounce baghdad?: The recorded pronunciation is /bæɡˈdæd/.
What does baghdad mean?: The capital city of Iraq.
Where does baghdad come from?: Borrowed from Arabic بَغْدَاد (baḡdād), from Classical Persian بَغْدَاد (baġdād) (see there for more). Doublet of Bhagadatta (derived from Sanskrit भगदत्त (bhagadatta)).

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