Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

urs

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English

Syllables: urs
IPA

3

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The anniversary of the death of a Sufi saint, celebrated with music and ritual.

pron

yours

noun

The death anniversary of a Sufi saint, usually held at the dargah.

noun

plural of UR

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عرس (ʕurs).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: عرس

Inflected Forms

urus (alternative)

Questions

What does urs mean?: The anniversary of the death of a Sufi saint, celebrated with music and ritual.
Where does urs come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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