Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bahraini

/bɚˈeɪni/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

Syllables: bahrai-ni
IPA: /bɚˈeɪni/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person from Bahrain or of Bahraini descent.

adj

Of, from, or pertaining to Bahrain or the Bahraini people.

Etymology

From Arabic بَحْرَيْنِيّ (baḥrayniyy, “Bahraini”). Equivalent to Bahrain + -i.

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: ب ح ر, بَحْرَيْنِيّ

Inflected Forms

Bahrainis (plural)

Synonyms

bahreini

Rhymes With

rainy cheney delaney allegheny chaney grainy rainey janie zany khomeini brainy laney

Questions

How do you pronounce bahraini?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɚˈeɪni/.
What does bahraini mean?: A person from Bahrain or of Bahraini descent.
Where does bahraini come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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