Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ecbatana

/ɛkˈbætənə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables: ec-batana
IPA: /ɛkˈbætənə/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The ancient capital of Media, in modern-day Iran, and subsequently a royal residence of Persian and Parthian kings.

Etymology

From Latin Ecbatana, from Ancient Greek Ἐκβάτανα (Ekbátana), from Old Iranian; see Old Persian 𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴 (Hangmatāna) for more. Doublet of Hamadan.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Ecbatana, Ἐκβάτανα

Frequently Paired Words

Hamadan

Questions

How do you pronounce ecbatana?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɛkˈbætənə/.
What does ecbatana mean?: The ancient capital of Media, in modern-day Iran, and subsequently a royal residence of Persian and Parthian kings.
Where does ecbatana come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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