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hejaz

/hɪˈdʒɑːz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables
he-jaz
IPA
/hɪˈdʒɑːz/
24
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A mountainous geographic area in northwest Saudi Arabia which gave rise to early Islam and which contains the sites of many holy places.

name

A former kingdom in modern Saudi Arabia, existing between 1924 and 1932, when it merged with Najd to form the present state of Saudi Arabia.

name

A maqam equivalent to Phrygian dominant.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْحِجَاز (al-ḥijāz).

Inflected Forms

Hedjaz (alternative) Hijaz (alternative) Hidjaz (alternative)

Derived Forms

Hejazi Hejazian

Questions

How do you pronounce hejaz?
The recorded pronunciation is /hɪˈdʒɑːz/.
What does hejaz mean?
A mountainous geographic area in northwest Saudi Arabia which gave rise to early Islam and which contains the sites of many holy places.
Where does hejaz come from?
Borrowed from Arabic الْحِجَاز (al-ḥijāz).

How to pronounce hejaz

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