Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jereed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
jereed
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A blunt javelin used by the people of the Levant, especially in mock fights.

Countable

noun

A traditional Turkish equestrian team sport played outdoors on horseback in which the objective is to score points by throwing a blunt wooden javelin at opposing team's horsemen.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish جرید (cirid) (Turkish cirit), from Arabic جَرِيد (jarīd).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: جرید, جَرِيد, ج ر د

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Sports.

Inflected Forms

jereeds (plural) djereed (alternative) djerid (alternative) djerrid (alternative) jerid (alternative) jerreed (alternative) jerrid (alternative)

Questions

What does jereed mean?
A blunt javelin used by the people of the Levant, especially in mock fights.
Where does jereed come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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