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jordanian

/d͡ʒɔɹˈdeɪniən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables
jor-da-ni-an
IPA
/d͡ʒɔɹˈdeɪniən/
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person from Jordan or of Jordanian descent.

adj

Of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people.

adj

Pertaining to the work of Camille Jordan.

Etymology

Etymology tree English Jordan Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Jordanian From Jordan + -ian.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /d͡ʒɔɹˈdeɪniən/
  • British English: /d͡ʒɔːˈdeɪnɪən/

Inflected Forms

Jordanians (plural)

Rhymes With

ukrainian mediterranean romanian albanian tasmanian lithuanian subterranean panamanian tanzanian pomeranian pennsylvanian ohanian

Questions

How do you pronounce jordanian?
The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒɔɹˈdeɪniən/.
What does jordanian mean?
A person from Jordan or of Jordanian descent.
Where does jordanian come from?
Etymology tree English Jordan Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Jordanian From Jordan + -ian.

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