Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mashreq

/ˈmɑʃɹɛk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables: mashreq
IPA: /ˈmɑʃɹɛk/

21

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The geographic region consisting of Arabic-speaking lands in eastern Africa and western Asia, from Egypt and the Sudan eastwards.

Etymology

From Arabic مَشْرِق (mašriq).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: مَشْرِق, ش ر ق

Inflected Forms

the Mashreq (canonical) Mashriq (alternative) Mashrek (alternative) Mashrik (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Mashreqi

Antonyms

Maghreb

Questions

How do you pronounce mashreq?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɑʃɹɛk/.
What does mashreq mean?: The geographic region consisting of Arabic-speaking lands in eastern Africa and western Asia, from Egypt and the Sudan eastwards.
Where does mashreq come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce mashreq

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