Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unas

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables: unas
IPA

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An Egyptian pharaoh of the fifth dynasty

noun

Example Sentences

"2004: "The passages were eventually separated and categorized, as well as illustrated and eventually evolved into the Book of the Dead, or more properly, 'The Book of the Coming forth by Day'. The oldest of these text come from that Pyramid of Wenis, or more popularly these days, Unas at Saqqara." — Ancient Egyptian Texts"
"2005: "Unas (Wenis) reigned at the end of Dynasty V, for a period of up to 30 years." — Pyramid and mortuary temple of Unas"

Etymology

Borrowed from Egyptian wnjs, wn:n-i-s

Origin

Source language: Egyptian

Word Breakdown

Root: wnjs

Inflected Forms

Oenas (alternative) Ounas (alternative) Wenis (alternative) Wnis (alternative) Unis (alternative)

Questions

What does unas mean?: An Egyptian pharaoh of the fifth dynasty
Where does unas come from?: It is traced to Egyptian.

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