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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

soraya

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables
so-raya
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Persian.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Iranian Persian ثریا (sorayyâ), from Classical Persian ثریا (surayyā, “brilliant gem; Pleiades”), ultimately from Arabic ثُرَيَّا (ṯurayyā).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ثریا, ثُرَيَّا

Inflected Forms

Surayya (alternative) Surayyo (alternative) Sorayya (alternative)

Questions

What does soraya mean?
A female given name from Persian.
Where does soraya come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce soraya

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