quraysh
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An ancient Bedouin tribe that controlled Mecca at the time of Muhammad and to which he belonged.
name
The 106th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an, named after the aforementioned tribe.
Example Sentences
- "When the message arrived the Quraysh were already preparing for war with Medina. It did not take them long to set out from Mecca with 1,000 men in arms, augmented by 100 cavalry. All the grandees of Mecca were there, including Abu Jahl."
- "In the Quran's chapter 106, often spelled Quraysh in English, God speaks to tribes who are standing defiantly against the Prophet Mohammad: "So let them serve the Lord of this house who feeds them against hunger and gives them security against fear.""
Etymology
Transliteration of Arabic قُرَيْش (qurayš).