Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

basrah

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables: bas-rah
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Dated spelling of Basra: a major city in Iraq.

Example Sentences

"It so happened that Christmas was near and I was invited to go to Basrah, so I used that for an excuse to not make an aftercall. Months later, when I was sitting in the hospital one day, a woman came throwing her black abba over my head."

Questions

What does basrah mean?: Dated spelling of Basra: a major city in Iraq.

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