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zemfira

[zɪɱˈfiɹə]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
zem-fi-ra
IPA
[zɪɱˈfiɹə]
21
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A transliteration of the Russian female given name Земфи́ра (Zemfíra).

Etymology

Transliteration of Russian Земфи́ра (Zemfíra), name of the heroine in Pushkin's poem Цыга́ны (Cygány, “The Gypsies (1827)”). Possibly of Romani origin.

Word Breakdown

Questions

How do you pronounce zemfira?
The recorded pronunciation is [zɪɱˈfiɹə].
What does zemfira mean?
A transliteration of the Russian female given name Земфи́ра (Zemfíra).
Where does zemfira come from?
Transliteration of Russian Земфи́ра (Zemfíra), name of the heroine in Pushkin's poem Цыга́ны (Cygány, “The Gypsies (1827)”). Possibly of Romani origin.

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