Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mahjar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mah-jar
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A literary movement started by Arabic-speaking writers who had emigrated to America from Ottoman-ruled Lebanon, Syria and Palestine at the turn of the 20th century.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Arabic الْمَهْجَر (al-mahjar).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: الْمَهْجَر, ه ج ر

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

Mahjari

Questions

What does mahjar mean?: A literary movement started by Arabic-speaking writers who had emigrated to America from Ottoman-ruled Lebanon, Syria and Palestine at the turn of the 20th century.
Where does mahjar come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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