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hammurabi

/hˈæməɹˌɑbˌi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables
ham-mura-bi
IPA
/hˈæməɹˌɑbˌi/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

the sixth king of Babylon.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒁹𒄩𒄠𒈬𒊏𒁉 (/⁠Ḫammurapi⁠/), from Amorite *ʿAmmurāpi, a compound *ʿammu (“father”) + *āpi (“healer”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ḫammurapi, *ʿAmmurāpi

Inflected Forms

Hammourabi (alternative)

Derived Forms

Hammurabian

Phrases

Code of Hammurabi

Frequently Paired Words

Code of Hammurabi

Questions

How do you pronounce hammurabi?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈæməɹˌɑbˌi/.
What does hammurabi mean?
the sixth king of Babylon.
Where does hammurabi come from?
It is traced to Akkadian.

How to pronounce hammurabi

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