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maaloula

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables
maaloula
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Historical town in Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria.

Etymology

From Western Neo-Aramaic ܡܰܥܠܽܘܠܰܐ (Maʿlūlā).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ܡܰܥܠܽܘܠܰܐ

Inflected Forms

Maalula (alternative) Ma'loula (alternative) Ma'lula (alternative, rare) Ma'lulah (alternative, rare)

Questions

What does maaloula mean?
Historical town in Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria.
Where does maaloula come from?
From Western Neo-Aramaic ܡܰܥܠܽܘܠܰܐ (Maʿlūlā).

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