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dubb

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables
dubb
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The Eurasian brown bear Ursus arctos syriacus.

Etymology

From Arabic دُبّ (dubb, “bear”). The Anglicization appears only rarely or ad hoc. One Richard Pococke in 1738 reported that the dubber was seen only rarely in Egypt.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

dubbs (plural)

Phrases

Ursus arctos syriacus

Frequently Paired Words

Dubhe Ursus arctos syriacus

Synonyms

Syrian bear Syrian brown bear

Homonyms

dub

Questions

What does dubb mean?
The Eurasian brown bear Ursus arctos syriacus.
Where does dubb come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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