Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ostikan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: os-tikan
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the Arab governors of Armenia.

Example Sentences

"The Sadjid ostikans were eager to foster mistrust amongst the nakharars, seeking to destabilize Bagratuni rule and to usurp the Bagratuni king's right to send taxes to the caliph."

Etymology

Transliteration of Old Armenian ոստիկան (ostikan).

Inflected Forms

ostikans (plural)

Derived Forms

ostikanate

Questions

What does ostikan mean?: Any of the Arab governors of Armenia.
Where does ostikan come from?: Transliteration of Old Armenian ոստիկան (ostikan).

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