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shahrazad

/ˈʃɑːɹəzɑːd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables
shahrazad
IPA
/ˈʃɑːɹəzɑːd/
25
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Scheherazade.

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian شهرازاد (šahrâzâd), alternative form of شهرزاد (šahrzâd, literally “child of the city”), from شهر (šahr, “city”) + ـزاد (-zâd, “child of”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: شهرازاد

Questions

How do you pronounce shahrazad?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃɑːɹəzɑːd/.
What does shahrazad mean?
Alternative form of Scheherazade.
Where does shahrazad come from?
It is traced to Persian.

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