Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sharm el-sheikh

/ˌʃɑː(ɹ)m ɛlˈʃeɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables: shar-m el-sheikh
IPA: /ˌʃɑː(ɹ)m ɛlˈʃeɪk/

28

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Egypt, at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula.

Etymology

From Egyptian Arabic شرم الشيخ (šarm eš-šēḵ, “bay of the wise”).

Word Breakdown

Root: شرم الشيخ, ش ر م

Inflected Forms

Sharm (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce sharm el-sheikh?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʃɑː(ɹ)m ɛlˈʃeɪk/.
What does sharm el-sheikh mean?: A city in Egypt, at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula.
Where does sharm el-sheikh come from?: From Egyptian Arabic شرم الشيخ (šarm eš-šēḵ, “bay of the wise”).

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