Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

masdar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables: mas-dar
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Arabic verbal noun, also used in Georgian grammar (მასდარი)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَصْدَر (maṣdar, “source”).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: مَصْدَر, ص د ر

Inflected Forms

masdars (plural)

Synonyms

nomen verbi

Questions

What does masdar mean?: Arabic verbal noun, also used in Georgian grammar (მასდარი)
Where does masdar come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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