Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nagada

/nə.ɡɑː.ɽɑː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: na-ga-da
IPA: /nə.ɡɑː.ɽɑː/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of naqareh (“type of drum”).

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani नगाड़ा (nagāṛā) / نَگَاڑَا (nagāṛā), ultimately derived from Arabic نَقَّارَة (naqqāra)

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: نَقَّارَة

Inflected Forms

nagadas (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce nagada?: The recorded pronunciation is /nə.ɡɑː.ɽɑː/.
What does nagada mean?: Alternative form of naqareh (“type of drum”).
Where does nagada come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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