Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dieb

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dieb
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A canine of northern Africa, the African wolf (Canis lupaster, formerly considered an African variant of the golden jackal, Canis aureus).

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Arabic ذِئْب (ḏiʔb). Doublet of adive.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ذِئْب, ذ ء ب

Inflected Forms

diebs (plural)

Questions

What does dieb mean?
A canine of northern Africa, the African wolf (Canis lupaster, formerly considered an African variant of the golden jackal, Canis aureus).
Where does dieb come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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