Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

karbala'

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables: kar-bala'
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Karbala.

Etymology

From Arabic كَرْبَلَاء (Karbalāʔ) with misuse of ' in place of the proper symbol ʾ.

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: كَرْبَلَاء

Questions

What does karbala' mean?: Alternative form of Karbala.
Where does karbala' come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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