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nabk

/ˈnæb(ə)k/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nabk
IPA
/ˈnæb(ə)k/
10
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of two thorny shrublike trees, of the genus Ziziphus, from North Africa and the Middle East; Ziziphus spina-christi is supposed to be the plant from which Christ's crown of thorns was made.

noun

The edible berry of Ziziphus lotus.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَبْق (nabq).

Inflected Forms

nabks (plural) nabak (alternative) nabq (alternative) nubk (alternative) nebeck (alternative) nebbuk (alternative) nebak (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce nabk?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnæb(ə)k/.
What does nabk mean?
Either of two thorny shrublike trees, of the genus Ziziphus, from North Africa and the Middle East; Ziziphus spina-christi is supposed to be the plant from which Christ's crown of thorns was made.
Where does nabk come from?
Borrowed from Arabic نَبْق (nabq).

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