Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hatra

/ˈhæ.tɹə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables
Ha-tra
IPA
/ˈhæ.tɹə/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A caravan city, the capital of the small kingdom of Araba, in present-day Iraq, which flourished in 2nd-century Mesopotamia.

Etymology

From Latin Hatra, from Hatran Aramaic 𐣧𐣨𐣣𐣠 (ḥṭrʾ /⁠Ḥaṭrā⁠/).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Hatra, 𐣧𐣨𐣣𐣠

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈhæ.tɹə/
  • British English: /ˈhæ.tɹə/

Frequently Paired Words

Synonyms

al-Hadr Hatris Atra

Questions

How do you pronounce hatra?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhæ.tɹə/.
What does hatra mean?
A caravan city, the capital of the small kingdom of Araba, in present-day Iraq, which flourished in 2nd-century Mesopotamia.
Where does hatra come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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