Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

minya

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables: minya
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the capital city of Minya governorate, Egypt.

name

A governorate in north-eastern Egypt.

Etymology

From Arabic المِنْيَا (al-minyā).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: المِنْيَا

Questions

What does minya mean?: A city, the capital city of Minya governorate, Egypt.
Where does minya come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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