Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tahrir

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables
tahrir
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian تحریر (tahrir), from Arabic تَحْرِير (taḥrīr, “liberation; release”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: تحریر, تَحْرِير, ح ر ر

Inflected Forms

tahrirs (plural) tahreer (alternative)

Questions

What does tahrir mean?
a type of vocal ornamentation; especially the variant used in the Near and Middle East
Where does tahrir come from?
It is traced to Persian.

How to pronounce tahrir

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