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bahrain

/bɑː(h)ˈɹeɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables
bahrain
IPA
/bɑː(h)ˈɹeɪn/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An archipelago, island, and country in West Asia in the Persian Gulf. Official name: Kingdom of Bahrain. Capital: Manama.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْبَحْرَيْن (al-baḥrayn, literally “the two seas”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Bahrein (alternative) Bahrayn (alternative)

Derived Forms

Bahraini Bahrainization Bahrainize BHR

Phrases

Bahrain Region

Frequently Paired Words

Manama Barin

Rhymes With

main pain campaign train brain explain remain gain plane rain chain maintain

Questions

How do you pronounce bahrain?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɑː(h)ˈɹeɪn/.
What does bahrain mean?
An archipelago, island, and country in West Asia in the Persian Gulf. Official name: Kingdom of Bahrain. Capital: Manama.
Where does bahrain come from?
Borrowed from Arabic الْبَحْرَيْن (al-baḥrayn, literally “the two seas”).

How to pronounce bahrain

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