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fustat

/fˈʌstæt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables
fu-s-tat
IPA
/fˈʌstæt/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Synonym of Cairo, a city in Egypt, as the capital of Egypt under the Rashidun, Umayyad, and Abbasid Caliphates and as the capital of the Fatimid Caliphate.

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الفُسْطَاط (al-fusṭāṭ).

Inflected Forms

Fostat (alternative)

Synonyms

Cairo

Questions

How do you pronounce fustat?
The recorded pronunciation is /fˈʌstæt/.
What does fustat mean?
Synonym of Cairo, a city in Egypt, as the capital of Egypt under the Rashidun, Umayyad, and Abbasid Caliphates and as the capital of the Fatimid Caliphate.
Where does fustat come from?
Borrowed from Arabic الفُسْطَاط (al-fusṭāṭ).

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