Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

muhtasib

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: muh-ta-sib
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An official appointed to supervise bazaars and trade in the medieval Islamic countries.

Etymology

From Arabic محتسب

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: محتسب, ح س ب

Inflected Forms

muhtasibs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

hisbah

Questions

What does muhtasib mean?: An official appointed to supervise bazaars and trade in the medieval Islamic countries.
Where does muhtasib come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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