Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ghassan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables: ghas-san
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A former Arab kingdom in the Levant which functioned as a client state to the Byzantine Empire.

name

A male given name from Arabic.

Example Sentences

"The Arabs or Saracens, who inhabited the district between Kirkesium and Idumæa, were divided into two kingdoms,—that of Ghassan, towards Syria, maintained an alliance with the Romans; […]"

Etymology

Said to be named after a nearby lake of the same name.

Derived Forms

Ghassanian

Questions

What does ghassan mean?: A former Arab kingdom in the Levant which functioned as a client state to the Byzantine Empire.
Where does ghassan come from?: Said to be named after a nearby lake of the same name.

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