Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deir ez-zor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables
deir ez--zor
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in the Deir ez-Zor governorate, Syria

name

A governorate of Syria

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دَيْر الزَّوْر (dayr az-zawr).

Questions

What does deir ez-zor mean?
A city in the Deir ez-Zor governorate, Syria
Where does deir ez-zor come from?
Borrowed from Arabic دَيْر الزَّوْر (dayr az-zawr).

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