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ras al-khaimah

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English

Syllables
ras al-khaimah
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An emirate of the United Arab Emirates.

name

The capital city of Ras al-Khaimah emirate, United Arab Emirates.

Etymology

From Arabic رَأْس ٱلْخَيْمَة (raʔs l-ḵayma, “headland of the tent”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: رَأْس ٱلْخَيْمَة, ر ء س

Frequently Paired Words

Abu Dhabi Ajman Dubai Fujairah Sharjah Umm al-Quwain United Arab Emirates

Questions

What does ras al-khaimah mean?
An emirate of the United Arab Emirates.
Where does ras al-khaimah come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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