Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

memphian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables: mem-phi-an
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the ancient city of Memphis in Egypt.

adj

Of or relating to the city of Memphis in the US, or another city named Memphis.

noun

A native or inhabitant of the ancient city of Memphis in Egypt.

noun

A native or inhabitant of the city of Memphis in the US, or another city named Memphis.

Example Sentences

"Memphian darkness"
"Now may we ſee Damaſcus lofty towers, Like to the ſhadowes of Pyramides, That with their beauties grac’d the Memphion fields: […]"
"Nor is Oſiris ſeen In Memphian Grove, or Green, Trampling the unſhowr’d Graſſe with lowings loud: […]"
"One, in few howers, a fearfull ſlaughter made / Of all the Firſt-born that the Memphians had; […]"
"Tranced in her Lord’s Olympian smile / His lotus-loving Memphian lies,— / The musky daughter of the Nile / With plaited hair and almond eyes."
"A few moments later we were standing before the Sphinx. In front of this gigantic statue the sand has been excavated, and the paws, brick-built, have been laid bare. Here an altar once stood, and hither we clambered down, and looked up sixty feet at the gigantic scarred face. What name had they of yore for this divinity, those ancient Memphians?"

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μέμφῐς (Mémphĭs) + -an.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: grc:Μέμφῐς

Inflected Forms

more Memphian (comparative) most Memphian (superlative) Memphians (plural)

Synonyms

Memphite Memphitic Memphibian

Questions

What does memphian mean?: Of or relating to the ancient city of Memphis in Egypt.
Where does memphian come from?: From Ancient Greek Μέμφῐς (Mémphĭs) + -an.

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