Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

umayya

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: umayya
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The progenitor of the Umayyad dynasty.

name

A unisex given name from Arabic.

Etymology

Transliteration of Arabic أُمَيَّة (ʔumayya, “servant, slave”).

Derived Forms

Umayyad

Questions

What does umayya mean?: The progenitor of the Umayyad dynasty.
Where does umayya come from?: Transliteration of Arabic أُمَيَّة (ʔumayya, “servant, slave”).

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