Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

najaf

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables: na-jaf
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in south-central Iraq.

name

A governorate in south-central Iraq.

Etymology

From Arabic النَّجَف (an-najaf).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: النَّجَف

Inflected Forms

Al Najaf (alternative) An Najaf (alternative)

Derived Forms

Najafi

Questions

What does najaf mean?: A city in south-central Iraq.
Where does najaf come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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