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urmia

/ˈɜːmɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables
ur-mia
IPA
/ˈɜːmɪə/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A salt lake northwestern Iran, near Turkey.

name

A city in Iran, the seat of Urmia County's Central District and the capital of West Azerbaijan Province, on the shore of the lake of the same name.

name

A county of Iran, around the city.

Etymology

Probably from Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܐܘܪ (w-r, “city”), a common Assyrian name for cities around Mesopotamia, and ܡܝܐ (miyā, “water”), referring to the great lake nearby.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈɜːmɪə/

Questions

How do you pronounce urmia?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɜːmɪə/.
What does urmia mean?
A salt lake northwestern Iran, near Turkey.
Where does urmia come from?
Probably from Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܐܘܪ (w-r, “city”), a common Assyrian name for cities around Mesopotamia, and ܡܝܐ (miyā, “water”), referring to the great lake nearby.

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