Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mizrahi

/mɪzˈɹɑːhi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables: mizrahi
IPA: /mɪzˈɹɑːhi/

21

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, or relating to Jews of Middle Eastern origin, and their traditions, customs, and rituals.

noun

A Mizrahi Jew.

name

A surname from Hebrew

Example Sentences

"In a move aimed at avoiding the mistakes made by many of the Jewish institutions in which students have grown up, the guidebook encourages students creating new Jewish organizations to ensure that “JOCSM (Jews of Color, Sephardi, Mizrahi) feel included and comfortable,” to maintain a “[s]upportive network of closed spaces for marginalized people,” and to directly“[a]cknowledge and confront Ashkenormativity.”"

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew מזרחי (mizrakhí, “eastern”).

Inflected Forms

more Mizrahi (comparative) most Mizrahi (superlative) Mizrachi (alternative) Mizrahis (plural) Mizrahim (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Ashkenazi Ashkenazic Ashkenazim Sephardi Sephardic Sephardim

Synonyms

ars

Rhymes With

asahi yahi cohee

Questions

How do you pronounce mizrahi?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪzˈɹɑːhi/.
What does mizrahi mean?: Of, or relating to Jews of Middle Eastern origin, and their traditions, customs, and rituals.
Where does mizrahi come from?: Borrowed from Hebrew מזרחי (mizrakhí, “eastern”).

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