Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

qataban

/ˈkæ.təˌbɑn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: Qa-ta-ban
IPA: /ˈkæ.təˌbɑn/

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An ancient South Semitic-speaking kingdom in ancient Yemen that existed from the early 1st millennium BCE until the late 1st or 2nd centuries CE.

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قتبان (qatabān), from Qatabanian 𐩤𐩩𐩨𐩬 (qtbn /⁠qatabān⁠/).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: قتبان, 𐩤𐩩𐩨𐩬

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkæ.təˌbɑn/

Derived Forms

Qatabanian Qatabanic Qatabanite

Questions

How do you pronounce qataban?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkæ.təˌbɑn/.
What does qataban mean?: An ancient South Semitic-speaking kingdom in ancient Yemen that existed from the early 1st millennium BCE until the late 1st or 2nd centuries CE.
Where does qataban come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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