Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

basiji

/bəˈsiːd͡ʒiː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
basi-ji
IPA
/bəˈsiːd͡ʒiː/
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the Basij.

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian بسیجی, from بسیج.

Inflected Forms

Questions

How do you pronounce basiji?
The recorded pronunciation is /bəˈsiːd͡ʒiː/.
What does basiji mean?
A member of the Basij.
Where does basiji come from?
Borrowed from Persian بسیجی, from بسیج.

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