Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

halafian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ha-lafi-an
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the Mesopotamian Neolithic Halaf culture.

Example Sentences

"According to Mellaart, the Halafian culture on the shores of the Euphrates in the mid-sixth millennium B.C. seems to have been greatly influenced by Anatolia."

Etymology

From Halaf (“referring to Tell Halaf in northern Syria”) + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Halaf

Questions

What does halafian mean?: Of or relating to the Mesopotamian Neolithic Halaf culture.
Where does halafian come from?: From Halaf (“referring to Tell Halaf in northern Syria”) + -ian.

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