Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ras shamra

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables: ras sham-ra
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A place in northern Syria, the site of the ancient Ugarit.

Etymology

Arabic [Term?]

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Questions

What does ras shamra mean?: A place in northern Syria, the site of the ancient Ugarit.
Where does ras shamra come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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