Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zara

/zˈæɹə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables: zara
IPA: /zˈæɹə/

13

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name.

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A female given name.

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A female given name.

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A locality in the Tweed council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Example Sentences

"While the plane is “perfectly capable” of making the trip without these modifications, Zara’s father Sam Rutherford says these changes have given both him and Zara an extra sense of security."

Etymology

A 20th-century variant of Sarah, or explained as Arabic زَهْرَة (zahra, “flower”); given to the daughter of Princess Anne in 1981.

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: زَهْرَة, ز ه ر

Inflected Forms

Zaras (plural) Zarah (alternative)

Homonyms

zarah

Rhymes With

clara ara dara jarrod gara harrah darrah zarah mcgarrah

Questions

How do you pronounce zara?: The recorded pronunciation is /zˈæɹə/.
What does zara mean?: A female given name.
Where does zara come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce zara

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