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shatt al-arab

/ˌʃæt æl ˈæɹ.əb/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables
shat-t al-arab
IPA
/ˌʃæt æl ˈæɹ.əb/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A river in Southwest Iraq, formed by the confluence of the Euphrates and the Tigris; the southern end of the river constitutes the border between Iraq and Iran down to the mouth of the river as it discharges into the Persian Gulf.

Etymology

From Arabic شَطّ اَلْعَرَب (šaṭṭ al-ʕarab, literally “stream of the Arabs”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Shatt-al-Arab (alternative)

Synonyms

Arvand Rud

Questions

How do you pronounce shatt al-arab?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʃæt æl ˈæɹ.əb/.
What does shatt al-arab mean?
A river in Southwest Iraq, formed by the confluence of the Euphrates and the Tigris; the southern end of the river constitutes the border between Iraq and Iran down to the mouth of the river as it discharges into the Persian Gulf.
Where does shatt al-arab come from?
From Arabic شَطّ اَلْعَرَب (šaṭṭ al-ʕarab, literally “stream of the Arabs”).

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