Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

urfa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables: ur-fa
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in southeastern Turkey.

name

Synonym of Sanliurfa, a province of Turkey around Urfa.

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish اورفه and اورفا (Urfa), from Classical Syriac ܐܘܪܗܝ (ʾUrhāy).

Word Breakdown

Root: اورفه, ܐܘܪܗܝ

Synonyms

Sanliurfa Edessa

Questions

What does urfa mean?: A city in southeastern Turkey.
Where does urfa come from?: From Ottoman Turkish اورفه and اورفا (Urfa), from Classical Syriac ܐܘܪܗܝ (ʾUrhāy).

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