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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tawil

/tˈɔəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables
taw-il
IPA
/tˈɔəl/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Arabic.

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic طَوِيل (ṭawīl, “long, tall”). This surname is predominantly found in Jordan and Lybia.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: طَوِيل, ط و ل

Inflected Forms

Tawils (plural)

Phrases

Andersen-Tawil syndrome

Rhymes With

withdrawal gawel

Questions

How do you pronounce tawil?
The recorded pronunciation is /tˈɔəl/.
What does tawil mean?
A surname from Arabic.
Where does tawil come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce tawil

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