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hemshin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hemshin
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a subethnic unit of the Armenian people, which in the past or present has been affiliated with the Hemşin district in the province of Rize, Turkey

Etymology

From Turkish Hemşin, from Armenian Համշեն (Hamšen), from Old Armenian Համամաշէն (Hamamašēn), from Համամ (Hamam) + -ա- (-a-) + շէն (šēn).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Hemşin, Համշեն, Համամաշէն

Inflected Forms

Hemshins (plural) Hemshinli (alternative) Hamsheni (alternative) Homshetsi (alternative)

Questions

What does hemshin mean?
A member of a subethnic unit of the Armenian people, which in the past or present has been affiliated with the Hemşin district in the province of Rize, Turkey
Where does hemshin come from?
It is traced to Turkish.

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