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khedive

/kəˈdiːv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables
khe-dive
IPA
/kəˈdiːv/
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The title of the hereditary monarch of Egypt from 1805–1914, nominally ruling as a viceroy of the Sultan of Turkey.

Etymology

From French khédive, from Ottoman Turkish خدیو (ḫediv, ḫıdiv), from Persian خدیو (xadêw, xedêw, “lord, master, king”), from Bactrian χοαδηο (khoadēo, “lord”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: khédive, خدیو, χοαδηο

Inflected Forms

khedives (plural)

Derived Forms

khediva khedival khedivate khedivial

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce khedive?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈdiːv/.
What does khedive mean?
The title of the hereditary monarch of Egypt from 1805–1914, nominally ruling as a viceroy of the Sultan of Turkey.
Where does khedive come from?
It is traced to French.

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