Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

basra

/bˈɑsɹɑ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables
bas-ra
IPA
/bˈɑsɹɑ/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A port city in southeastern Iraq.

name

A governorate in southeastern Iraq.

name

A surname from Punjabi.

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بصره (Basra) and Arabic البَصْرَة (al-Baṣra), from ال (al-, “the, land of the”) + بَصْرَة (baṣra, “overseer”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: بصره, البَصْرَة

Inflected Forms

Balsara (alternative) Balsora (alternative) Bassora (alternative) Bussero (alternative) Bussora (alternative) Basras (plural)

Phrases

Gulf of Basra

Questions

How do you pronounce basra?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɑsɹɑ/.
What does basra mean?
A port city in southeastern Iraq.
Where does basra come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce basra

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