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nishapur

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables
nisha-pur
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Iran.

Etymology

From Persian نیشابور (neyšâbur), from earlier Persian نیشاپور (neyšâpur). From Shapur I (Middle Persian 𐭱𐭧𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭩 (šḥpʿḥʿy)), who is said to have established the city.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: نیشابور, نیشاپور, 𐭱𐭧𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭩

Frequently Paired Words

Neyshabur

Questions

What does nishapur mean?
A city in Iran.
Where does nishapur come from?
It is traced to Persian.

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