Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

siwa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables: si-wa
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An oasis in Egypt.

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The Slavic goddess of fertility.

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A market village in Phidim, Panchthar district, Mechi, Eastern Nepal, Nepal.

name

Countable

Example Sentences

"The body of Prem Ale Magar of Phidim municipality-6, Siwa, who had been washed away along with a motorcycle while crossing the Maluwa rivulet, was found on Monday."

Etymology

From Arabic وَاحَة سِيوَة (wāḥat sīwa).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: وَاحَة سِيوَة, Siwa, सिवा

Usage

Countable

Inflected Forms

Ziva (alternative) Zhiva (alternative) Siwas (plural)

Derived Forms

Siwanator

Questions

What does siwa mean?: An oasis in Egypt.
Where does siwa come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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