Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

najd

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables: na-jd
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The central region of Saudi Arabia.

name

A former emirate and later sultanate in the area, which existed from 1913 to 1932, when it merged with Hejaz to form Saudi Arabia.

Etymology

From Arabic نَجْد (najd).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: نَجْد, ن ج د

Inflected Forms

Nejd (alternative)

Questions

What does najd mean?: The central region of Saudi Arabia.
Where does najd come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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