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tiran

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables
tiran
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Ellipsis of Tiran Island: an island formerly of Egypt, since 2017 of Saudi Arabia, located between the southern end of the Sinai Peninsula and Arabian Peninsula.

name

Ellipsis of Tiran Strait: a strait in the Red Sea, Asia, between this island and the Sinai.

name

Ellipsis of Straits of Tiran: a straits in the Red Sea, Asia, between the Sinai Peninsula and Arabian Peninsula, containing this island, which separates the Gulf of Aqaba and the main body of the Red Sea.

Etymology

From Arabic تيران.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Thiran (alternative)

Phrases

Island of Tiran Strait of Tiran Straits of Tiran Tiran Island Tiran Strait Tiran Straits

Frequently Paired Words

Sanafir

Synonyms

Iotaba Iotaba Island Iotabe Iotabe Island Island of Iotaba Island of Iotabe Island of Tiran Island of Yotvat Tiran Island Yotvat Yotvat Island Tiran Strait

Questions

What does tiran mean?
Ellipsis of Tiran Island: an island formerly of Egypt, since 2017 of Saudi Arabia, located between the southern end of the Sinai Peninsula and Arabian Peninsula.
Where does tiran come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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