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tartus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables
tar-tus
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city on the Mediterranean coast of Syria.

name

A governorate of Syria.

Etymology

From Arabic طَرْطُوس (ṭarṭūs), from Ancient Greek Αντιαράδος (Antiarádos).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: طَرْطُوس, Αντιαράδος

Inflected Forms

Tartous (alternative) Tortosa (alternative)

Questions

What does tartus mean?
A city on the Mediterranean coast of Syria.
Where does tartus come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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