Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hayat

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables: hay-at
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Arabic.

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَيَاة (ḥayāh). This surname is mostly found in Pakistan.

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: حَيَاة, ح ي و

Inflected Forms

Hayats (plural)

Questions

What does hayat mean?: A surname from Arabic.
Where does hayat come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce hayat

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