Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ebla

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables: ebla
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

One of the earliest kingdoms in modern-day Syria, founded in the 4th millennium BC and abandoned by the 7th century AD.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sumerian 𒌈𒆷 (ebla).

Derived Forms

Eblaic Eblaite Eblean

Questions

What does ebla mean?: One of the earliest kingdoms in modern-day Syria, founded in the 4th millennium BC and abandoned by the 7th century AD.
Where does ebla come from?: Learned borrowing from Sumerian 𒌈𒆷 (ebla).

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