Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zagros

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables
za-gros
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A mountain range in Iran.

Etymology

From Iranian Persian زاگرس (zâgros), which could be related to the name of the Sagartians, an Iranian tribe (from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎥𐎼𐎫 (Asagarta)).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: زاگرس, -, 𐎠𐎿𐎥𐎼𐎫

Questions

What does zagros mean?
A mountain range in Iran.
Where does zagros come from?
It is traced to Old Persian.

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