Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

qatar

/ˈkɑtɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English

Syllables: qatar
IPA: /ˈkɑtɚ/

14

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: State of Qatar. Capital: Doha.

Example Sentences

"Officials in Qatar have said that companies building World Cup stadiums will be held to higher standards of worker treatment, and proposed changes to the kafala system are undergoing legislative review."

Etymology

Transliteration of Arabic قَطَر (qaṭar).

Word Breakdown

Root: ق ط ر

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkɑtɚ/
British English: /ˈkɑtɑː/

Inflected Forms

Katar (alternative, archaic) Qaṭar (alternative, rare)

Derived Forms

Qatargate Qatari Qatarization Qatarize

Phrases

Q-max Countries of the world

Frequently Paired Words

Doha Countries of the world

Homonyms

cotter cutter gutter catarrh

Rhymes With

are far car star all-star bar guitar hr pr mar par ar

Questions

How do you pronounce qatar?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑtɚ/.
What does qatar mean?: A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: State of Qatar. Capital: Doha.
Where does qatar come from?: Transliteration of Arabic قَطَر (qaṭar).

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