Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

isse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: isse
IPA

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Somali.

Etymology

Borrowed from Somali Ciise, from Arabic عيسى (“Jesus”); compare Issa.

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: Ciise, عيسى

Inflected Forms

Isses (plural)

Questions

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

How to pronounce isse

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