Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wahba

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables: wah-ba
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Arabic.

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَهْبَة (wahba, “gift, present”); this surname is predominantly found among Christians and Muslims of Egypt.

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: وَهْبَة, و ه ب

Inflected Forms

Wahbas (plural) Wehbe (alternative)

Questions

What does wahba mean?: A surname from Arabic.
Where does wahba come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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