Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

imbat

/ˈɪmbæt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: im-bat
IPA: /ˈɪmbæt/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of dry north wind which blows in the eastern Mediterranean.

Etymology

A widespread word in the Mediterranean related to Latin battuo (“beat, strike”). Possibly directly from Ottoman Turkish ایمبات (imbat, “sea breeze; etesian”). Doublet of limbat.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: battuo, ایمبات

Inflected Forms

imbats (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

limbat

Questions

How do you pronounce imbat?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪmbæt/.
What does imbat mean?: A type of dry north wind which blows in the eastern Mediterranean.
Where does imbat come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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