Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kursi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: kur-si
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stand for holding the Qur'an for readings.

Etymology

Arabic كرسي (literally “chair, seat, throne”)

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: كرسي

Inflected Forms

kursis (plural)

Questions

What does kursi mean?: A stand for holding the Qur'an for readings.
Where does kursi come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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