Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

khorramshahr

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables: khor-ramshahr
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A port city in Khuzestan Province, located in southwestern Iran.

Etymology

From Persian خرمشهر (xorramšahr) itself from خرم (xorram, “happy, green”) + شهر (šahr, “city”).

Origin

Source language: Persian

Word Breakdown

Root: خرمشهر

Synonyms

Piyan Bayan Mohammerah

Questions

What does khorramshahr mean?: A port city in Khuzestan Province, located in southwestern Iran.
Where does khorramshahr come from?: It is traced to Persian.

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