Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rostam

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: ros-tam
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A legendary Iranian hero.

name

A male given name from Persian.

Etymology

From Persian رستم (Rostam).

Origin

Source language: Persian

Word Breakdown

Root: رستم

Inflected Forms

Rustam (alternative)

Questions

What does rostam mean?: A legendary Iranian hero.
Where does rostam come from?: It is traced to Persian.

How to pronounce rostam

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