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mogadishu

/ˌmoʊ.ɡəˈdi.ʃu/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables
mo-gadishu
IPA
/ˌmoʊ.ɡəˈdi.ʃu/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital city of Somalia.

name

The government of Somalia.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Uncertain; may be a compound term of Somali words "muuq" (appearance) + "disho", present subjunctive form of dil (beat / kill). Another proposal is that its borrowed from Arabic مَقَدِيشُو (maqadīšū), from Classical Persian مَقْعَد (maq'ad, “seat”) + شَاه (šāh, “shah, king”), literally “seat of the shah”.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌmoʊ.ɡəˈdi.ʃu/
  • British English: /ˌmɒ.ɡəˈdiː.ʃuː/

Derived Forms

Mogadishan

Phrases

Mogadishu line

Frequently Paired Words

Bosaso Berbera see others

Synonyms

Xamar

Questions

How do you pronounce mogadishu?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmoʊ.ɡəˈdi.ʃu/.
What does mogadishu mean?
The capital city of Somalia.
Where does mogadishu come from?
Uncertain; may be a compound term of Somali words "muuq" (appearance) + "disho", present subjunctive form of dil (beat / kill). Another proposal is that its borrowed from Arabic مَقَدِيشُو (maqadīšū), from Classical Persian مَقْعَد (maq'ad, “seat”) + شَاه (šāh, “shah, king”), literally “seat of the shah”.

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