Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jeddah

/ˈdʒɛdə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables: jed-dah
IPA: /ˈdʒɛdə/

18

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A port city in Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia.

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic جِدَّة (jidda).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: جِدَّة, ج د د

Inflected Forms

Jiddah (alternative) Jidda (alternative) Jedda (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Jeddawi

Synonyms

Bride of the Red Sea

Questions

How do you pronounce jeddah?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdʒɛdə/.
What does jeddah mean?: A port city in Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia.
Where does jeddah come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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