Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

riyadh

/ɹiˈjɑːd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables: riyadh
IPA: /ɹiˈjɑːd/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital city of Saudi Arabia.

name

A province of Saudi Arabia. Capital: Riyadh.

name

The government of Saudi Arabia.

Example Sentences

"U.S. President Donald Trump delighted his Saudi hosts in Riyadh on May 13, telling them America wouldn’t be giving “lectures on how to live” under his watch."
"Notable in the delegation was a significant contingent of cultural bodies, a move which immediately drew criticism that the Gulf state was “art-washing” – using Britain’s venerable institutions to improve its international image even as concerns over Riyadh’s human rights record continue to mount."

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الرِّيَاض (ar-riyāḍ, literally “the meadows”), from رَوْض (rawḍ, “meadow”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɹiˈjɑːd/
British English: /ˈriː.æd/

Inflected Forms

Riad (alternative, obsolete)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce riyadh?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹiˈjɑːd/.
What does riyadh mean?: The capital city of Saudi Arabia.
Where does riyadh come from?: Borrowed from Arabic الرِّيَاض (ar-riyāḍ, literally “the meadows”), from رَوْض (rawḍ, “meadow”).

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