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unani

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables
unani
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of traditional medicine practiced in the Middle East and South Asian countries, based on the concept of the four humours: phlegm, blood, yellow bile, and black bile.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian یونانی (yūnānī) or Arabic يُونانِي (yūnānī) meaning "Greek/Hellenistic", the basis of the discipline being Ancient Greek medicine.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: يُونانِي

Usage

Inflected Forms

Yunani (alternative)

Questions

What does unani mean?
A form of traditional medicine practiced in the Middle East and South Asian countries, based on the concept of the four humours: phlegm, blood, yellow bile, and black bile.
Where does unani come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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