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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rihanna

/ɹˌihˈɑnə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables
ri-han-na
IPA
/ɹˌihˈɑnə/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Arabic.

Etymology

From Arabic رَيْحَانَة (rayḥāna, singulative of رَيْحَان (rayḥān, “basil; myrtle”)).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: رَيْحَانَة

Inflected Forms

Rhianna (alternative)

Rhymes With

gonna wanna marijuana ana donna madonna nirvana mana guyana botswana haryana tijuana

Questions

How do you pronounce rihanna?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˌihˈɑnə/.
What does rihanna mean?
A female given name from Arabic.
Where does rihanna come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce rihanna

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