Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kadir

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables
kadir
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Arabic.

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَادِر (qādir, “powerful, capable”). This surname is predominantly found in Indonesia and India.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: قَادِر, ق د ر

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does kadir mean?
A surname from Arabic.
Where does kadir come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce kadir

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